MANUAL 


MEDICAL  DEPAKTMENT 


1896 


LIBRARY 

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UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA. 


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1896. 


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WAR  DEPARTMENT, 

Docunu'iit  No.  17. 
OFFICE  OF  THE  SURGEON  GENERAL. 


WAR  DEPARTMENT,  Jane  Sfi,  /*.'«;. 

This  !M;imi;il  tin-  ill.'  Mrdiral  l>.-|i,n  tiii'-ni  is  |.iil.li-lii'd  for  tin-  information  and 
guidance  nf  all  «>()n«-rncd;  it  will  not  bo  modified  except  by  specific  authority  given 
in  each  ca>c. 

JOSEPH  B.  DOE, 

Acting  Secretary  of  War. 


(3) 


TABLE   OF  CONTENTS. 


Paragraphs. 

Appointments 1-6 

Army  Medical  School 6-10 

Alignment  of  Medi<  ;tl  Offle.-rs _, 11-14 

Examinations  for  Promotion 15 

Chief  Surgeons 16, 17 

Hospital  Corps  __       18-29 

Field  Equipment  Hospital  Corps 30-33 

Instruction  in  First  Aid 34,35 

Ho-pital  Matrons 36 

Ambulance  Service 37-39 

Hospital  Buildings _    40-42 

Army  and  Nary  General  Hospital 43-64 

Service  of  Hospitals _.  __i 65-67 

Hospital  Fund 68-71 

M« -dicul  Attendance 72-74 

M.-diral  Supplies __  75-103 

Unserviceable  Property 104-106 

Use  of  Medical  Property 107-146 

Army  Medical  Museum 147 

Reports  and  Returns 148-152 

Record  Books 153 

Supply  Depots 154,155 

Information  Slips 156 

Register  of  Patients  __.  157-162 

Field  Register 163-170 

Report  of  Sick  and  Wounded ___171-174 

Nomenclature  of  Diseases 175-176 

Certificates  of  Disability 178 

Examination  of  Recruits 179-213 

Artificial  Limbs 214 

Blank  Forms 215 

Geneva  Convention 216 

Supply  Table 217-224 

Furniture  and  Appliances  for  Operating  Room 225 

Composition  of  Tablets 226 

Bottles  and  Jars  contained  in  Dispensing  Set 227 

Contents  of  Cases,  Library,  Chests,  etc : 228-279 

(5) 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


APPOINTMENTS. 

(See  A.  II.  !::.'>.  i:',95.) 

1.  Appointments  of  assistant  surgeons  are  made  by  the 
President,  after  the  applicant  has  passed  a  successful  examina- 
tion before  a  Medical  Examining  Board  and  has  been  recom- 
mended by  the  Surgeon  General.    Permission  to  appear  before 
the  board  is  obtained  by  letter  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  which 
must  be  in  the  handwriting  of  the  applicant,  giving  the  date 
and  place  of  his  birth  and  the  place  and  State  of  which  he  is  a 
permanent  resident,  and  inclosing  certificates  based  on  per- 
sonal acquaintance  from  at  least  two  reputable  persons  as  to 
his  citizenship,  character,  and  habits.     The  candidate  must  be 
a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  between  twenty-two  and  twenty- 
nine  years  of  age,  of  sound  health  and  good  character,  and  a 
graduate  of  some  regular  medical  college,  in  evidence  of  which 
his  diploma  will  be  submitted  to  the  board.     The  scope  of  the 
examination  will  include  the  morals,  habits,  physical  and  men- 
tal qualifications  of  the  candidate,  and  his  general  aptitude  for 
service ;  and  the  board  will  report  unfavorably  should  it  have 
a  reasonable  doubt  in  any  of  these  particulars. 

2.  The  physical  examination  must  be  thorough,  and  each 
candidate  will  be  required  to  certify  that  he  labors  under  no 
mental  or  physical  infirmity  or  disability  which  can  interfere 
ivith  the  efficient  discharge  of  any  duty  which  may  be  required. 
Errors  of  refraction,  when  not  excessive,  and  not  accompanied 
by  ocular  disease,  and  when  correctible  by  appropriate  glasses, 
are  not  causes  for  rejection. 

3.  The  mental  examinations  are  conducted  by  both  written 
and  oral  questions,  upon — 

(a)  Elementary  branches  of  a  common  school  education,  in- 
cluding arithmetic,  the  history  and  geography  of  the  United 

(7) 


8  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

States,  physics,  general  literature,  and  ancient  and  modern 
history.  Candidates  claiming  special  knowledge  of  the  higher 
mathematics,  ancient  or  modern  languages,  drawing,  analyti- 
cal chemistry  or  branches  of  natural  science,  will  be  examined 
in  these  subjects  as  accomplishments,  and  will  receive  due 
credit  therefor  according  to  their  proficiency. 

(fr)  Professional  branches,  including  anatomy,  physiology, 
chemistry,  hygiene,  pathology  and  bacteriology,  therapeutics 
and  materia  medica,  surgery,  practice  of  medicine,  obstetrics, 
and  the  diseases  of  women  and  children. 

(c)  Examinations  in  clinical  medicine  and  surgery  will  be 
conducted  at  the  bedside ;  operations  and  demonstrations  on 
the  cadaver  will  also  be  required. 

(d)  Hospital  training  and  practical  experience  in  the  practice 
of  medicine,  surgery,  and  obstetrics  are  essential  to  candidates 
seeking  admission  to  the  Medical  Corps  of  the  Army,  who  will 
be  expected  to  present  evidence  that  they  have  had  at  least  one 
year's  hospital  experience,  or  the  equivalent  of  this  in  practice. 

4.  To  save  unnecessary  expense  to  candidates,  those  who  so 
desire  may  have  a  preliminary  physical  examination  and  a 
mental  examination  in  the  elementary  branches  of  a  common 
school  education  by  a  medical  officer  stationed  most  conveni- 
ently for  this  purpose,  who  will  act  under  instructions  from  the 
Medical  Examining  Board. 

5.  The  merits  of  the  candidates  in  each  of  the  several 
branches,  and  also  their  relative  merit  as  evinced  by  the  results 
obtained  from  the  entire  examination,  will  be  reported  by  the 
board,  and  in  accordance  with  this  report  approved  candidates 
will  be  appointed  to  existing  vacancies,  or  to  such  as  may 
occur  within  two  years  thereafter.     A  candidate  failing  in  one 
examination  may  be  allowed  a  second  after  one  year,  but  not  a 
third. 

ARMY  MEDICAL  SCHOOL. 

6.  The  Army  Medical  School  at  Washington,  D.  C. ,  is  gov- 
erned by  special  regulations,  and  will  have  the  following 
organization : 

(1)  The  faculty,  which  will  consist  of  four  or  more  professors 
selected  from  the  senior  officers  of  the  Medical  Department 


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stationed  in  or  near  the  city  of  Washington,  and  such  associate 
professors  as  may  be  required.  The  senior  officer  will  be 
president,  and  the  junior,  secretary  of  the  faculty. 

(2)  The  student  officers,  who  will  be  those  medical  officers 
who  have  been  appointed  since  the  last  preceding  term  of  the 
school,  and  such  others  as  may  be  authorized  to  attend. 
(A.  R.  468.) 

7.  The  course  of  instruction  will  be  for  four  months,  and 
will  be  given  annually  at  the  Army  Medical  Museum,  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. ,  commencing  on  the  first  Monday  of  November. 
It  will  include  lectures  on  and  practical  instruction  in — 

(a)  The  duties  of  medical  officers  in  war  and  peace. 

(b)  Military  surgery,  the  care  of  the  wounded  in  time  of 
war,  and  hospital  administration. 

(c)  Military  hygiene. 

(d)  Military  medicine. 

(e)  Microscopy,  sanitary  and  clinical ;  pathological  histol- 
ogy, bacteriology,  and  urinology. 

(/)  Hospital  corps  drill,  and  first  aid  to  wounded. 

8.  By  permission  of  the  Surgeon  General,  medical  officers 
of  the  Army  who  desire  to  avail  themselves  of  the  course  of 
instruction,  and  who  are  stationed  in  or  near  the  city  of 
Washington,  or  who  have  a  leave  of  absence  which  enables 
them  to  attend  the  course,  may  be  admitted  as  pupils. 

EXAMINATIONS. 

9.  At  the  termination  of  the  course  of  instruction  the  stu- 
dent officers  will  be  examined  by  the  several  professors,  and 
their  relative  proficiency  in  each  branch  will  be  reported  by 
the  president  of  the  faculty  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  through 
the  Surgeon  General. 

REGULATIONS. 

10.  (a)  The  president  of  the  faculty  will  be  responsible  for 
the  discipline  of  the  school. 

(b)  The  junior  professor  will  act  as  secretary,  and  will  be 
responsible  for  all  property  pertaining  to  the  school. 

(c)  A  faculty  meeting  will  be  held  in  the  office  of  the  sec- 
retary on  the  first  Monday  of  each  month  from  October  to 


10  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

March,  inclusive,  and  whenever  called  by  the  president  of  the 
faculty  or  the  Surgeon  General. 

(d)  Resolutions  adopted  by  the  faculty  relating  to  the  course 
of  instruction,  the  purchase  of  books  and  instruments,  etc. , 
will  be  submitted  to  the  Surgeon  General  for  his  approval. 

(e)  The  president  of  the  faculty  will  submit  to  the  Surgeon 
General  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  April  of  each  year,  a 
detailed  report  of  the  condition  of  the  Army  Medical  School, 
including  an  account  of  the  instruction  given  and  the  profi- 
ciency of  the  several  student  officers,  as  shown  by  an  examina- 
tion made  by  each  professor  at  the  termination  of  his  course. 

(/)  The  hours  of  instruction  will  be  from  9  to  12  a.  m.,  and 
from  1  to  4  p.  m.,  daily,  during  the  months  of  November, 
December,  January,  and  February,  inclusive,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  Saturdays,  Sundays,  legal  holidays,  and  the  week 
commencing  December  25. 

(g)  Student  officers  will  be  required  to  be  present  during 
the  hours  designated  unless  specially  excused  by  the  president 
of  the  faculty  or  by  orders  from  the  War  Department. 

(h)  When  necessarily  absent  on  account  of  sickness  or 
other  emergency,  student  officers  will,  as  soon  as  practicable, 
send  a  written  statement  to  the  secretary  of  the  faculty 
explaining  the  reason  for  such  absence. 

(i)  The  laboratories  and  library  of  the  Army  Medical  School 
will  be  open  for  the  use  of  student  officers  during  the  hours 
of  instruction  designated. 

(j)  Student  officers  will  be  held  strictly  accountable  for  all 
instruments  and  apparatus  issued  to  them  for  their  personal 
use  during  the  course  of  instruction,  and  for  any  loss  or  injury 
to  books  or  apparatus  belonging  to  the  Army  Medical  School, 
when  such  loss  or  injury  is  due  to  carelessness  or  neglect. 

(k)  Student  officers  in  the  Army  Medical  School,  during  the 
hours  of  instruction,  will  wear  the  undress  uniform  of  the 
grade  to  which  they  belong,  except  when  engaged  in  labora- 
tory work,  when  a  black  cambric  laboratory  gown  may  be  worn. 

ASSIGNMENT   OF   MEDICAL  OFFICERS. 

(See  A.  R.  738.) 

11.  The  number  of  medical  officers  assigned  to  duty  at  a 
post  will,  when  practicable,  be  as  follows :  For  a  post  having  as 


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its  garrison  a  full  regiment,  three ;  for  a  post  having  as  its  gar- 
rison four  companies  and  regimental  headquarters,  two ;  for  a 
post  having  as  its  garrison  less  than  four  companies,  one. 

12.  The  tour  of  duty  for  medical  officers  below  the  rank  of 
major,  at  the  following  stations,  will  hereafter  be  two  years, 
which  time  will  be  considered  as  equivalent  to  a  full  tour  of 
duty  (four  years)  in  the  military  department  in  which  the 
several  stations  are  located :  Alcatraz  Island,  California ;  Fort 
Brown,  Texas ;  Fort  Canby,  Washington ;  Columbus  Barracks, 
Ohio ;  Fort  Columbus,  New  York ;  Fort  DuChesne,  Utah ;  Eagle 
Pass,  Texas ;  Fort  Hamilton,  New  York ;  Fort  Mason,  California ; 
Fort  Mclntosh,  Texas ;  Fort  Myer,  Virginia ;  Fort  Porter,  New 
York ;  Fort  Ringgold,  Texas ;  San  Carlos,  Arizona ;  Fort  Thomas 
Kentucky ;  Fort  Trumbull,  Connecticut ;  Fort  Wadsworth,  New 
York;  Fort  Warren,  Massachusetts;  Washington  Barracks, 
D.  C. ,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Fort  Wayne,  Michigan.     This  must 
not  be  considered  an  absolute  rule,  as  the  interests  of  the 
service  may  frequently  call  for  a  change  of  station  within  the 
department  or  to  another  department  before  the  regular  tour 
of  duty  has  expired,  and  circumstances  may  sometimes  make 
it  advisable  to  extend  the  tour  of  duty  of  a  medical  officer 
beyond  the  time  specified. 

13.  The  Surgeon  General  will  recommend  the  assignment 
for  duty,  as  attending  surgeons  in  the  principal  medical  cen- 
ters of  the  United  States,  of  medical  officers  who  have  not  yet 
passed  their  examinations  for  promotion  to  a  majority,  and, 
so  far  as  may  be  practicable,  in  the  order  of  their  seniority. 
These  details  will  be  made  for  one  year  only,  in  order  that  as 
many  medical  officers  as  possible  may  be  enabled  to  avail  them- 
selves of  the  opportunities  thus  offered  for  making  themselves 
familiar  with  the  practice  of  the  leading  physicians  and  sur- 
geons in  this  country,  and  of  attending  medical  lectures,  meet- 
ings of  medical  societies,  etc.     At  the  end  of  this  tour  of  duty 
medical  officers  are  required  to  make  a  detailed  report  to  the 
Surgeon  General,  showing  how  much  of  their  time  has  been 
occupied  by  their  official  duties,  and  to  what  extent  they  have 
availed  themselves  of  the  advantages  offered  for  professional 
advancement. 


12  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

14.  Medical  officers  assigned  to  duty  as  attending  surgeons 
will  select  an  office  hour  between  the  hours  of  10  a.  m.  and  4 
p.  m. ,  and  will  remain  in  their  offices  during  this  hour,  unless 
called  away  by  an  urgent  professional  engagement.     They  will 
inform  all  officers  on  duty,  and  all  retired  officers  living  in  the 
city,  of  their  residence  address,  of  their  office  hour,  and  of  any 
changes  made  in  the  same ;  also,  of  any  leave  of  absence  which 
may  be  granted  them,  and  of  the  address  of  the  physician  who 
will  attend  to  their  duties  while  they  are  absent.     They  will 
be  careful  not  to  allow  anything  to  interfere  with  the  proper 
performance  of  their  duties  as  attending  surgeon  and  examiner 
of  recruits. 

EXAMINATIONS  FOR  PROMOTION. 

1 5.  Examinations  for  promotion  will  be  made  under  the  fol- 
lowing heads:  (1)  Physical  condition ;  (2)  character  and  pro- 
fessional efficiency. 

(a)  When  the  board  finds  an  officer  physically  incapacitated 
for  service,  it  will  conclude  the  examination  by  finding  and 
reporting  the  cause  which,  in  its  judgment,  has  produced  his 
disability,  and  whether  such  disability  was  contracted  in  the 
line  of  duty.     For  the  purpose  of  this  inquiry  the  proceedings 
of  the  board  will  conform  to  those  of  a  retiring  board. 

(b)  When  the  board  finds  an  officer  physically  capable,  the 
examination  will  proceed  under  the  second  head.     Any  evi- 
dence submitted  as  to  character  will  be  carefully  considered, 
and  such  proceedings  taken  as,  in  the  opinion  of  the  board,  the 
case  requires ;  provided,  that  an  adverse  finding  shall  not  be 
entered  until  the  officer  shall  have  been  fully  heard  in  his  own 
behalf. 

(c)  The  professional  examination  of  officers  not  found  phys- 
ically disqualified  will  be  proceeded  with  by  written  questions, 
and  answers,  and  will  include  the  following  topics : 

EXAMINATIONS  OF  LIEUTENANTS. — (1)  First  aid  and  transpor- 
tation of  wounded ;  (2)  hospital  and  hospital  corps  adminis- 
tration; (3)  Army  Regulations,  so  far  as  they  relate  to  the 
Medical  Department  or  to  the  medical  officer  as  an  officer  of 
the  Army ;  (4)  general  and  military  hygiene ;  (5)  recent  prog- 
ress in  medicine  and  surgery ;  (6)  subjects  in  which  the  officer 
may  have  been  conditioned  at  his  examination  for  appointment. 


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EXAMINATION  OF  CAPTAINS. — ( 1 )  Army  Regulations,  so  far  as 
they  relate  to  the  Medical  Department  or  to  the  medical  officer 
as  an  officer  of  the  Army;  (2)  general  and  military  hygiene; 
(3)  clinical  medicine,  and  recent  progress  in  etiology,  pathology, 
and  therapeutics ;  (4)  surgery  and  gynecology,  including  new 
operative  procedures. 

(d)  The  examinations  will  be  practical  in  character,  and 
the  board  will  report  its  recommendation  of  an  officer  for  pro- 
motion in  the  following  form :  ' '  We  find  that  —      —  has  the 
physical,  moral,  and  professional  qualifications  to  perform 
efficiently  all  the  duties  of  the  grade  to  which  he  will  next  be 
eligible,  and  recommend  him  for  promotion  thereto. " 

(e)  The  questions  and  answers  of  the  written  examination 
will  be  transmit  h-d  with  the  proceedings  of  the  board.     Each 
record  must  be  signed  by  every  member  and  by  the  recorder, 
iind  must  show  the  concurrence  or  nonconcurrence  of  each 
member  in  the  opinion  of  the  board.    Whenever  the  board  fails 
to  recommend  a  candidate  for  promotion,  the  record  will  state 
the  cause  of  such  failure.     The  proceedings  will  be  forwarded 
to  the  Surgeon  General  for  the  final  action  of  the  Secretary  cf 
War. 

CHIEF    SURGEONS. 
(S«?«  A.  B.  196,  1465.) 

16.  Chief  surgeons  and  other  medical  officers,  when  ordered 
to  make  an  inspection  of  a  post,  will  examine  the  members  of 
the  hospital  corps  and  company  bearers  as  to  their  efficiency 
in  the  ambulance  and  litter  bearers'  drill,  and  the  methods  of 
rendering  first  aid  to  the  wounded. 

•  17.  Chief  surgeons  will  keep  the  following  record  books: 
Letters  received,  letters  sent,  indorsements,  and  orders.  They 
will  also  keep  and  turn  over  to  their  successors  complete  files 
of  circulars,  requisitions,  records  of  medical  officers,  returns  of 
the  hospital  corps,  and  reports  received. 

HOSPITAL    CORPS. 

(See  A.  R.  1396-1411.) 

18.  The  examination  for  the  positions  of  acting  hospital 
steward  and  hospital  steward  will  embrace  the  following  sub- 
jects: (1)  Arithmetic;  (2)  materia  medica ;  (3)  pharmacy;  (4) 


14  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

care  of  sick  and  ward  management;  (5)  minor  surgery  and 
first  aid ;  (6)  elementary  hygiene.  Proficiency  in  penmanship 
and  orthography  will  be  estimated  from  the  papers  submitted. 

19.  The  replies,  certified  to  by  the  board  as  having  been  made 
without  recourse  to  books,  memoranda,  or  other  sources  of 
assistance,  together  with  the  report  of  the  board,  will  be  for- 
warded directly  to  the  Surgeon  General,  in  whose  office  they 
will  be  examined  and  marked.     The  examination  for  acting 
hospital  steward  and  hospital  steward  will  embrace  the  same 
subjects,  but  the  questions  for  candidates  for  the  lower  grade 
will  be  less  difficult  and  comprehensive. 

20.  The  local  board  will  investigate  and  report  upon  the  fol- 
lowing: (1)  Physical  condition ;  (2)  character  and  habits,  espe- 
cially as  to  the  use  of  stimulants  and  narcotics ;  (3)  discipline 
and  control  of  men ;  (4)  knowledge  of  regulations ;  (5)  nursing; 
(6)  dispensary  work ;  (7)  clerical  work ;  (8)  principles  of  cook- 
ing and  mess  management ;  (9)  hospital  corps  drill;  (10)  minor 
surgery  and  first  aid,  including  extraction  of  teeth. 

21.  Application  for  the  positions  of  hospital  steward  and 
acting  hospital  steward  must  be  accompanied  by  an  affidavit 
that  the  applicant  is  not  married,  and  should  be  forwarded 
through  military  channels. 

22.  The  duties  of  hospital  stewards  and  acting  hospital 
stewards  are,  under  the  direction  of  the  surgeon,  to  look  after 
and  distribute  hospital  stores  and  supplies ;  to  care  for  hospital 
property ;  to  compound  and  administer  medicines ;  to  supervise 
the  preparation  and  serving  of  food ;  to  maintain  discipline  in 
hospitals  and  watch  over  their  general  police ;  to  prepare  the 
required  reports  and  returns ;  to  supervise  the  duties  of  the 
members  of  the  hospital  corps  in  hospital  and  in  the  field,  and 
to  perform  such  other  duties  connected  with  their  positions 
as  may,  by  proper  authority,  be  required  of  them. 

23.  A  reexamination  before  first  reenlistment  as  hospital 
steward  may  not  be  required  if  the  surgeon  of  the  post  and 
chief  surgeon  state  that  the  steward  has  performed  his  duties 
efficiently,  but  will  be  held  before  second  reenlistment.     No 
subsequent  reexaminations  will  ordinarily  be  required. 


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24.  Medical  officers  will  not  make  enlistments  or  reenlist- 
ments  for  the  hospital  corps  without  obtaining  special  author- 
ity, in  each  case,  from  the  Surgeon  General. 

25.  Those  applicants  who  have  graduated  in  pharmacy,  or 
who  have  been  licensed  by  State  boards  of  pharmacy,  should 
submit  proof  thereof,  by  diploma  or  otherwise.     Trained 
nurses,  or  those  who  have  served  as  such  in  civil  hospitals, 
should  present  certificates  of  their  training  or  service. 

26.  Slight  physical  defects  in  applicants,   which,   under 
existing  orders,  would  disqualify  for  the  line,  but  would  not 
interfere  with  the  full  performance  of  the  duties  of  a  sanitary 
soldier  in  garrison  or  in  the  field,  may  be  waived,  provided 
authority  therefor  has  been  obtained  from  the  Surgeon  Gen- 
eral.    Note  should  be  made  on  the  enlistment  paper  of  any 
special  knowledge  professed  by  applicants,  as  of  cooking, 
gardening,  or  of  a  trade  or  other  useful  occupation. 

27.  In  stating  "  character  of  the  soldier,  in  detail,"  on  the 
descriptive  list  of  a  member  of  the  hospital  corps  transferred, 
in  addition  to  his  general  character  as  usually  given,  his  habits 
as  to  sobriety  and  his  attention  to  duty  will  be  noted,  adding, 
in  case  of  a  hospital  .steward  or  acting  hospital  steward  his 
ability  to  command  men,  and  in  case  of  a  private  his  special 
qualifications  as  nurse,  cook,  etc.     In  noting  physical  condition 
on  descriptive  list,  any  important  defects  will  be  mentioned. 
In  each  case  of  transfer  from  a  company  of  instruction  a 
special  report  of  results  of  instruction  will  be  made,  on  infor- 
mation slip,  to  the  surgeon  of  the  new  station,  to  be  forwarded 
through  the  chief  surgeon  to  the  Surgeon  General.    The  fol- 
lowing order  will  be  used,  estimating  each  item  on  the  basis 
of  a  maximum  of  10:  (1)   Discipline;  (2)  nursing;  (3)  first 
aid;  (4)  drill;  (5)  cooking;  (6)  pharmacy;  (7)  clerical  work; 
(8)  field  work;  (9)  care  and  management  of  animals. 

28.  At  posts  entitled  to  an  acting  hospital  steward,  where 
no  detail  has  been  made,  the  allotment  of  privates  may  be 
temporarily  increased  by  one  private  under  instruction  for 
the  vacant  position. 

29.  Members  of  the  hospital  corps  will  be  instructed  by  a 
medical  officer  of  the  post,  at  such  times,  in  addition  to  those 


16  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

prescribed  in  paragraph  34,  as  the  surgeon  may  deem  neces- 
sary. This  instruction  will  consist  of  lectures  and  demonstra- 
tions in  the  methods  of  rendering  first  aid  to  the  sick  and 
wounded,  and  of  drills  in  the  ambulance  service,  and  as  litter 
bearers,  in  accordance  with  the  drill  regulations. 

FIELD  EQUIPMENTOF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  HOSPITAL 
CORPS. 

30.  The  field  equipment  to  be  carried  by  privates  of  the 
hospital  corps  is  as  follows:  Canteen,  canteen  strap,  haver- 
sack, haversack  strap,  litter  sling,  waist  belt,  waist-belt  plate, 
meat  can,  tin  cup,  knife,  fork,  spoon,  hospital-corps  pouch; 
when  serving  as  orderly,  a  medical  officer's  orderly  pouch, 
instead  of  the  hospital-corps  pouch. 

31.  The  field  equipment  for  noncommissioned  officers  is  the 
same  as  for  privates,  with  exception  of  the  litter  sling  and 
hospital-corps  pouch. 

32.  The  articles  heretofore  carried  in  the  knapsack  or  blanket 
bag,  together  with  the  overcoat,  will  be  rolled  in  the  piece  of 
shelter  tent  supplied  each  soldier,  and  carried  in  the  transpor- 
tation wagon.     When  the  soldier  is  mounted,  and  no  wheel 
transportation  is  available,  they  will  be  carried  on  the  saddle, 
as  directed  in  the  drill  regulations  for  the  cavalry. 

33.  When  detailed  for  service  in  the  field  during  Indian 
wars,  or  when  left  with  the  sick  or  wounded  under  circum- 
stances which  justify  the  expectation  that  their  rights  as 
noncombatants,  under  the  Geneva  Convention,  will  not  be 
recognized,  commanding  officers  will  issue  to  members  of  the 
hospital  corps  revolvers  or  other  available  firearms.     With 
these  exceptions,  no  side  arms  will  be  issued  to  members  of 
the  hospital  corps. 

INSTRUCTION  IN  FIRST  AID. 

(See  A.  R.  1412,  1413.) 

34.  Instruction  in  the  duties  of  litter  bearers  and  the  methods 
of  rendering  first  aid  to  the  sick  and  wounded  will  be  given 
to  all  enlisted  men  of  the  Army  by  their  company  officers 
for  at  least  four  hours  in  each  month.     Company  commanders 
will  be  supplied  by  the  Surgeon  General  with  the  drill  regu- 


MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  17 

lations  for  the  hospital  corps,  and  the  surgeon  of  the  post, 
under  the  direction  of  the  post  commander,  will  thoroughly 
instruct  such  captains  as  may  volunteer  therefor  and  all  lieu- 
tenants serving  with  troops  in  the  professional  knowledge 
required. 

35.  The  instruction  necessary  to  enable  company  officers  to 
drill  the  enlisted  men  of  their  companies  ' '  in  the  duties  of  litter 
bearers  and  methods  of  rendering  first  aid  to  the  sick  and 
wounded"  will  be  given  chiefly  by  practical  demonstrations, 
made  in  their  presence.     The  prescribed  drills  of  company 
bearers  and  of  the  detachment  of  the  hospital  corps  will  be 
utilized  for  this  purpose,  especial  attention  being  given  to  the 
instruction  in  first  aid.     The  practical  demonstrations,  accom- 
panied by  full  explanations,  should  include  methods  of  arrest- 
ing hemorrhage,  of  applying  the  dressings  contained  in  the 
first-aid  packet,  of  immobilizing  a  fractured  limb,  of  resuscita- 
ting those  apparently  drowned,  etc.,  and  should  be  supple- 
mented by  lectures  designed  to  convey  all  essential  information 
with  reference  to  the  anatomy  of  bones  and  blood  vessels ;  the 
causes  and  treatment  of  syncope  and  of  heat  exhaustion ;  the 
differential  diagnosis  and  treatment  of  sunstroke ;  the  ration- 
ale of  the  various  measures  of  first  aid  to  the  sick  and  wounded, 
etc. 

HOSPITAL  MATRONS. 
(See  A.  R.  1437.) 

36.  Washing  for  the  Medical  Department  not  done  by  a  hos- 
pital matron  is  paid  for  on  vouchers  (Form  No.  4)  approved  by 
the  Surgeon  General. 

AMBULANCE  SERVICE. 

(See  A.  R.  1414-1419.) 

37.  The  ambulance  and  hospital  service  of  each  independ- 
ent command  will  be  under  the  supervision  of  its  chief  sur- 
geon.    He  should  make  all  necessary  arrangements  for  the 
care  and  transportation  of  the  wounded,  who,   during  an 
engagement,  will  receive  attention  at  the  following  principal 
points,  and  in  the  following  order:  (1)  with  the  line  of  battle 
under  fire;  (2)  at  the  first  dressing  stations;  (*3)  at  the  ambu- 
lance station;  (4)  at  the  division,  brigade,  or  field  hospitals. 


18  MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

He  establishes  the  ambulance  stations  in  the  rear,  and  gives 
directions  concerning  the  first  dressing  stations ;  details  the 
proper  number  of  privates  of  the  hospital  corps,  acting  hos- 
pital stewards,  hospital  stewards,  and  medical  officers  for  duty 
with  the  advance  line,  and  for  the  care  and  transportation  of 
the  wounded  between  the  front  line,  the  first  dressing  stations, 
the  ambulance  stations,  and  the  hospitals. 

38.  First  dressing  stations  will  be  established  at  the  place 
nearest  to  the  combatants,  where  the  wounded  and  those  caring 
for  them  will  not  be  unnecessarily  exposed  to  fire.     Ambulance 
stations  will  be  established  at  some  place  of  security  in  the 
rear,  or  in  some  convenient  building  near  the  field  of  battle. 
The  hospitals  will  be  established  by  the  chief  surgeons,  after 
consultation  with  the  commanding  general.    Dressing  stations 
will  be  distinguished  during  the  day  by  red-cross  flags,  and 
at  night  by  red  lanterns. 

39.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  chief  surgeon  of  an  army 
corps,  or  other  independent  command,  previous  to  a  march,  and 
previous  to  and  in  time  of  action,  or  whenever  it  may  be  neces- 
sary to  use  the  ambulances,  to  issue  the  proper  orders  to  his 
assistants  for  the  distribution  and  management  of  the  same  in 
collecting  the  sick  and  wounded  and  conveying  them  to  their 
destination. 

HOSPITAL  BUILDINGS. 

(See  A.  R.  1424-1430.) 

40.  New  floors  in  hospitals  will  not  be  painted.     They  may 
be  finished  in  oil  and  paraffin,  or  oil,  wax,  turpentine,  etc. ,  to 
which  coloring  matter  may  be  added  if  deemed  necessary. 
Floors  of  verandas  and  porches  should  be  protected  by  paint. 

41.  When  an  allotment  of  funds  for  the  repair  of  a  hospital 
or  hospital  steward's  quarter  has  been  made,  the]  officer  in 
charge  will  be  notified  of  the  action  by  letter  from  the  Surgeon 
General,  the  receipt  of  which  will  be  acknowledged  by  return 
mail.     Estimates  and  other  papers  referring  to  a  hospital  must 
be  prepared  separately  from  those  for  a  hospital  steward's 
quarters.     On  the  last  day  of  each  month,  until  the  work  is 
completed  and  so  reported,  he  will  advise  the  Surgeon  General, 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  19 

by  information  slip,  what  progress  is  being  made,  or  if  none, 
the  reasons  for  delay  so  far  as  he  can  ascertain. 

42.  In  every  post  hospital  a  room  should,  if  possible,  be  set 
aside  as  an  operating  room.     Special  attention  should  be  given 
at  all  times  to  the  cleanliness  of  this  room,  including  its  walls 
and  floors,  as  well  as  the  necessary  furniture.     A  stout  table, 
of  suitable  size  and  plain  finish,  that  can  be  easily  scrubbed, 
should  always  be  in  readiness.     In  this  room  should  be  placed 
all  the  instruments  and  dressings,  antiseptics,  ansesthetics^and 
other  appliances  that  may  be  needed  in  an  emergency.  While 
always  accessible,  they  should  be  guarded  from  handling  by 
irresponsible  persons.     The  Arnold's  sterilizer  and  the  boiler 
of  the  kitchen  stove  or  range  afford  ready  means  for  sterili- 
zing instruments,  dressings,  basins,  towels,  etc. ,  that  may  be 
needed  at  an  operation.     At  the  large  permanent  posts,  if  110 
suitable  room  is  available,  plans  and  estimates  should  be  for- 
warded for  such  changes  in  or  addition  to  the  hospital  building 
as  will  provide  a  conveniently  located  operating  room.     Provi- 
sion should  also  be  made  for  a  laboratory,  in  which  the  chem- 
ical and  bacteriological  sets  furnished  can  be  conveniently 
arranged,  so  that  they  may  be  always  ready  for  use. 

ARMY  AND  NAVY  GENERAL  HOSPITAL. 

43.  The  Army  and  Navy  General  Hospital,  Hot  Springs, 
Ark. ,  is  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  is 
devoted  to  the  treatment  of  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of 
the  military  and  naval  service  of  the  United  States,  and  the 
officers  of  the  Revenue-Cutter  Service,  and  of  the  Marine-Hos- 
pital Service,  for  such  diseases  as  the  waters  of  the  Hot  Springs 
of  Arkansas  have  an  established  reputation  in  benefiting. 

44.  Admission  to  this  hospital  is  restricted  to  those  of  the 
above-named  classes  who  require  medical  treatment,  in  the 
following  order  of  preference :     (1)  Officers  and  enlisted  men 
of  the  Army,  the  Navy,  and  the  Marine  Corps  on  the  active 
lists,  and  Cadets  at  the  Military  and  Naval  Academies ;  (2) 
officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Army,  the  Navy,  and  the 
Marine  Corps  on  the  retired  lists ;  (3)  officers  of  the  Revenue- 
Cutter  Service  and  of  the  Marine-Hospital  Service. 


20  MANUAL,  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

45.  The  organization  of  the  hospital  shall  consist  of  one 
medical  officer  of  the  Army,  who  will  command  it;  and  such 
other  medical  officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, to  be  detailed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  or  the  Secretary 
of  the  Navy,  respectively ;  one  officer  of  the  Quartermaster's 
Department,  or  of  the  line  of  the  Army  as  an  acting  assistant 
quartermaster,  who  will  also  be  an  acting  commissary  of  sub- 
sistence, if  required,  detailed  by  the  Secretary  of  War ;  such 
noncommissioned  officers  and  men  of  the  hospital  corps  as 
may  be  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  War ;  and  such  civil 
employees  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  proper  service  of  the 
hospital. 

46.  The  civil  employees  not  in  the  classified  service  will  be 
appointed  by  the  commanding  officer,  having  in  view  their 
fitness  for  the  service  required.     They  will  be  governed  by 
such  rules  as  may  be  promulgated  for  the  service  of  the  hos- 
pital, and  they  may  be  discharged  by  the  appointing  officer 
for  unfitness,  or  when  their  services  become  unnecessary. 

47.  Such  officers  as  may  be  under  treatment,  when  sub- 
sisted in  the  hospital,  will  be  subject  to  a  charge  for  subsist- 
ence not  to  exceed  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per  day,  to  be  paid 
on  the  last  day  of  each  month,  or  upon  leaving  the  hospital. 

48.  Military  or  naval  cadets  will  in  like  manner  pay  a  sub- 
sistence charge  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  per  day.     Such  cadets 
while  patients  may  have  the  privilege  of  the  officers'  mess, 
at  the  discretion  of  the  commanding  officer. 

49.  Should  an  officer  or  cadet  from  any  cause  (as  in  case  of 
death)  fail  to  pay  an  account  for  subsistence '  when  due,  the 
fact  will  be  immediately  reported  by  the  commanding  officer 
to  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  certify  the 
fact  to  the  Paymaster  General  of  the  Army,  to  the  Surgeon 
General  of  the  Navy,  or  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  as 
the  case  may  be,  and  the  proper  officers  of  the  War,  Navy,  or 
Treasury  Departments  will  take  such  steps  as  will  promptly 
secure  to  the  hospital  payment  of  the  amounts  due. 

50.  Enlisted  men  on  the  active  list  while  under  treatment  or 
on  duty  in  the  hospital  will  have  the  usual  allowance  of  rations 
commuted  at  the  rate  of  not  less  than  thirty  cents  per  day, 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  21 

to  be  paid  by  the  proper  officers  of  the  War  or  Navy  Depart- 
ment, upon  the  receipt  of  monthly  statements  of  the  amounts 
due,  certified  by  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army. 

51.  Enlisted  men  of  the  Army  on  the  retired  list  will  pay 
such  charges  for  subsistence  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  pre- 
scribed in  orders,  and  those  of  the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps 
will  pay  similar  charges  as  determined  by  their  equivalent 
rank. 

52.  The  commanding  officer  will  account  monthly  to  the  Sur- 
geon General  of  the  Army  for  all  money  received  or  expended 
on  account  of  officers  and  enlisted  men. 

53.  The  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army  will  certify  monthly 
to  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Navy  all  balances  due  on  account 
of  subsistence  furnished  to  enlisted  men  of  the  Navy  or  Marine 
Corps  on  the  active  list,  and  to  the  Commissary  General  of 
Subsistence  of  the  Army  all  balances  due  on  account  of  sub- 
sistence furnished  to  enlisted  men  of  the  Army  on  the  active 
list,  said  men  in  each  case  being  such  as  have  been  ordered  to 
the  hospital  for  duty  or  treatment. 

54.  Enlisted  men  of  the  Army,  the  Navy,  or  the  Marine 
Corps  admitted  to  the  hospital  by  proper  authority  while  on 
furlough  will  pay  for  subsistence  at  the  same  rate  that  the 
rations  of  the  other  enlisted  men  are  commuted. 

55.  Subsistence  stores  for  use  in  the  officers'  and  enlisted 
men's  messes  may  be  purchased  by  the  commanding  officer  of 
the  hospital  from  such  officers  of  the  Subsistence  Department 
as  the  Commissary  General  of  Subsistence  may  designate. 

56.  Authority  for  the  admission  of  an  officer  of  the  Army  on 
the  active  list  will  be  granted  on  his  personal  application, 
through  the  regular  military  channels,  to  the  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army,  for  a  sick  leave  of  absence,  based  upon  a  med- 
ical officer's  certificate  that  sets  forth  the  disability  for  which 
treatment  at  this  hospital  is  recommended,  and  the  opinion  of 
the  medical  officer  that  such  treatment  will  conduce  to  the 
more  rapid  recovery  of  the  patient.     Sick  leave  of  absence  to 
enter  the  hospital  will  then  be  granted. 

57.  The  limit  of  a  permit  to  enter  the  hospital  is  fixed  at 
fourteen  days. 


22  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

58.  The  officer's  continuance  in  the  hospital  will  be  deter- 
mined by  the  commanding  officer,  who  will  from  time  to  time 
report  to  the  Adjutant  General  as  to  the  officer's  physical  con- 
dition, and  will  express  his  opinion  as  to  the  length  of  time 
required  for  treatment.     If  this  is  approved,  the  sick  leave, 
if  the  officer  has  such,  will  be  extended  accordingly.     Ordi- 
narily, officers  on  the  active  list  will  not  remain  longer  than 
four  months  at  the  hospital,  and  a  special  report  will  be  made 
in  the  case  of  an  officer  who  shall  be  under  treatment  there 
six  months. 

59.  Retired  officers  of  the  Army  may  make  direct  applica- 
tion, accompanied  by  a  medical  certificate,  to  the  Adjutant 
General  for  permission  to  enter  the  hospital.     Retired  officers 
may  leave  the  hospital  at  their  discretion,  and  will  not  remain 
there  longer  than  three  months  without  special  permission, 
based  on  the  recommendation  of  the  commanding  officer. 

60.  The  accommodations  for  enlisted  men  of  the  Army  are 
allotted  among  the  several  military  departments.     The  com- 
manding officer  of  the  hospital  will  notify  department  com- 
manders from  time  to  time  of  the  number  of  vacant  beds  at 
their  disposal. 

61.  For  the  admission  of  an  enlisted  man  application  will  be 
made  to  the  department  commander  by  the  man's  immediate 
commanding  officer,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  surgeon, 
which  will  accompany  the  application.     Should  the  chief  sur- 
geon so  advise,  the  department  commander  may  order  the 
soldier  to  report  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  hospital  for 
admission  for  treatment. 

62.  When  in  his  opinion  it  is  proper,  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  hospital  will  issue  the  necessary  orders  for  the  soldier 
to  rejoin  his  company  or  station.     Should  he  be  a  fit  subject 
for  discharge  for  disability,  or  should  a  change  of  climate  be 
thought  necessary,  the  commanding  officer  of  the  hospital  will 
notify  the  Adjutant  General  and  make  such  recommendations 
as  he  may  deem  proper,  when  suitable  orders  will  be  issued  in 
the  case. 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  23 

63.  In  selecting  cases  for  this  hospital  medical  officers  will 
exercise  discretion,  and  will  only  recommend  such  as  are  seri- 
ous or  obstinate  and  do  not  promise  good  results  if  treated  at 
the  post.     It  is  not  required  to  certify  that  treatment  at  Hot 
Springs  is  necessary  to  restore  health,  but  to  establish  a  rea- 
sonable probability  that  the  facilities  there  will  materially  aid 
in  the  rapidity  and  permanence  of  the  recovery.     Besides  the 
transfer  slip,  an  outline  of  the  history  and  treatment  of  the 
case  must  accompany  each  patient. 

64.  The  transfer  of  venereal  cases  to  the  Army  and  Navy 
General  Hospital,  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  is  prohibited.     In  order 
that  patients  suffering  from  venereal  diseases  may  not  be 
permitted  to  enter  this  hospital,  medical  officers  will  exer- 
cise great  care  in  their  examination  of  each  case  before  they 
forward  requests  for  admission. 

SERVICE  OF  HOSPITALS. 

(See  A.  R.  1435-1449.) 

65.  When  a  patient  is  transferred  from  the  care  of  one 
medical  officer  to  another,  a  report  of  the  case  (Form  No.  26) 
will  accompany  him. 

66.  Hospital  clothing  will  be  worn  by  patients  only  during 
their  stay  in  hospital.     Each  article  will  be  marked  as  hospital 
property.     When  very  sick  soldiers  are  transferred  from  one 
hospital  to  another,  the  hospital  clothing  necessary  for  their 
comfort  may  be  sent  with  them,  properly  invoiced,  and  accom- 
panied by  a  check  list,  giving  the  names  of  the  men  in  whose 
possession  it  is.     Under  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph, 
crutches  and  similar  articles  may,  if  necessary,  be  similarly 
transferred  with  the  patient  from  one  post  or  hospital  to 
another. 

67.  Clothing  and  other  articles  which  can  be  immersed  in 
boiling  water,  or  a  disinfecting  solution,  without  material 
injury,  should  be  disinfected  and  not  destroyed  by  burning. 
Articles  destroyed  to  prevent  contagion  must  be  accounted  for 
by  a  certificate  of  the  officer  responsible,  setting  forth  fully  the 
circumstances  necessitating  such  destruction. 


24  MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

HOSPITAL  FUND. 

(See  A.  R.  300,  1259,  1269,  1270.) 

68.  A  statement  of  the  hospital  fund  and  return  of  durable 
property  in  the  prescribed  form  (Form  "No.  35)  will  be  for- 
warded by  the  surgeon  at  the  end  of  each  month  and  when 
relieved  from  duty,  to  the  chief  surgeon,  who  upon  examina- 
tion and  approval  will  forward  it  to  the  Surgeon  General. 

69.  Chief  surgeons  may  grant  authority  for  the  purchase  of 
articles  required  for  the  use  of  the  sick  in  hospital  and  for  the 
hospital  corps,  when  satisfied  that  they  are  proper  charges 
against  the  hospital  fund.     In  case  of  doubt,  the  request  for 
authority  will  be  referred  to  the  Surgeon  General  for  his  action. 

70.  Officers  of  the  Medical  Department  will  be  held  to  a 
personal  accountability  for  the  loss  of  any  portion  of  the  hos- 
pital fund  not  deposited  and  locked  in  the  cash  box  of  the 
hospital  safe.     Any  change  in  the  combination  of  the  lock  of 
the  hospital  safe  will  be  immediately  reported  to  the  Surgeon 
General. 

71.  Gratuities  to  hospital  cooks  may  be  authorized  by  chief 
surgeons  when  the  amount  of  the  hospital  fund  on  hand  justi- 
fies such  an  expenditure,  viz : 

(a)  At  posts  where  the  number  of  patients  treated  in  hospital 
averages  less  than  five  daily,  ten  cents  per  day;  where  the 
number  averages  more  than  five  daily,  twenty  cents  per  day ; 
where  the  number  averages  more  than  ten  daily,  a  gratuity  of 
ten  cents  per  day  may  also  be  paid  to  a  second  cook. 

(b)  A  gratuity  of  not  exceeding  ten  dollars  may  be  paid  from 
the  hospital  fund  to  the  hospital  gardener,  when  approved  by 
the  Surgeon  General. 

(c)  Chief  surgeons  will  instruct  the  medical  officers  serving 
in  their  respective  departments,  when  granted  authority  to  pay 
gratuities,  to  quote  on  the  statement  of  the  hospital  fund  the 
date  and  source  of  such  authority. 

MEDICAL  ATTENDANCE. 

(See  A.  R.  1450-1459.) 

72.  The  family  of  an  officer  will  be  understood  to  include 
his  wife,  minor  children,  and  other  dependent  members  of  his 
household,  including  servants. 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  25 

73.  If  citizens  residing  in  the  neighborhood  of  a  military 
post  desire  the  professional  attendance  of  an  Army  medical 
officer,  it  is  regarded  as  not  inconsistent  with  the  requirements 
of  the  regulations  governing  the  Army  for  such  officer  to  ren- 
der his  services,  when  this  does  not  interfere  with  the  proper 
performance  of  his  official  duties.     But  the  establishment  of 
an  office  outside  of  the  limits  of  a  military  post  for  the  purpose 
of  engaging  in  civil  practice  is  prohibited. 

74.  Civilians  employed  in  post  exchanges  are  held  to  be 
entitled  to  the  privileges  of  medical  and  hospital  attendance 
and  purchase  of  medicines  allowed  civilian  employees  under 
A.  R.  1444,  1445,  1447,  and  1450. 

MEDICAL  SUPPLIES. 
(See  A.  R.  1460,  1401.) 

75.  Medical  officers  in  charge  of  medical  supply  depots  will 
purchase  and  distribute  medical  and  hospital  supplies.     In 
cases  of  emergency,  articles  not  on  hand  will  be  purchased  in 
small  quantities  to  fill  duly  approved  requisitions,  without 
waiting  for  the  approval  of  the  Surgeon  General. 

76.  Medical  officers  detailed  as  disbursing  officers  will  pay 
accounts  against  the  Medical  Department,  when  approved  by 
the  Surgeon  General.     Requests  for  funds  will  be  sent  to  the 
Surgeon  General  in  time  to  prepare  and  forward  requisitions 
for  the  same  to  the  Secretary  of  War  before  the  25th  day  of 
each  month. 

77.  The  Supply  Table  enumerates  the  medical  supplies 
issued  to  the  Army,  and  the  quantities  and  sizes  of  original 
packages.     The  Medical  Department  will  supply,  from  time 
to  time,  new  remedies  of  determined  therapeutic  value ;  but 
newly  introduced  remedies,  desired  only  for  experiment,  and 
such  as  offer  no  manifest  advantage  over  those  already  issued, 
will  not  be  supplied.    These  supplies  are  selected  for  the  mili- 
tary service,  and  it  is  believed  that  all  necessary  articles  are 
included,  and  that  the  quantities  allowed  will  be  found  suffi- 
cient under  ordinary  circumstances.     Requests  for  particular 
preparations  simply  because  they  are  agreeable  to  the  taste,  or 
to  save  trouble  in  compounding,  will  not  be  approved ;  nor  will 


26  MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

preparations  of  a  drug  be  furnished  when  one  or  more  practi- 
cally equivalent  ones  are  on  the  Supply  Table. 

REQUISITIONS. 

78.  The  senior  medical  officer  of  every  post  will  make  annual 
requisition  for  medical  supplies  for  the  year  commencing  Jan- 
uary 1st,  unless  another  date  is  fixed  by  the  Surgeon  General. 
The  requisition  will  be  made  in  triplicate  and  forwarded  to 
the  chief  surgeon ;  or,  in  the  case  of  independent  posts,  in  dupli- 
cate, to  the  Surgeon  General. 

79.  Chief  surgeons  will  see  that  annual  requisitions  do  not 
call  for  any  article  not  on  the  Supply  Table,  nor  for  quantities 
in  excess  of  those  therein  allowed.     They  will  forward  one 
copy  to  the  Surgeon  General,  one,  with  their  approval,  direct 
to  the  medical  supply  depot  designated  by  the  Surgeon  Gen- 
eral for  issue,  and  will  retain  one. 

80.  Annual  requisitions  will  be  forwarded  to  the  chief  sur- 
geon within  twenty  days  before  the  date  at  which  the  period 
they  cover  begins.     They  will  be  made  only  for  articles  that 
are,  or  probably  will  be,  needed  during  the  year ;  will  state  the 
quantity  of  all  articles  on  hand,  as  verified  by  a  medical  officer 
in  accordance  with  paragraph  97,  and  will  give  the  total  num- 
ber of  persons  entitled  by  regulations  to  medicines.     Quanti- 
ties on  hand  will  be  deducted  from  the  quantities  allowed  by 
the  Supply  Table.    The  quantities  asked  for  will  be  computed 
on  the  basis  of  original  packages. 

81.  Chief  surgeons  at  their  inspections  will  carefully  inves- 
tigate the  method  of  preparing  requisitions,  particularly  as  to 
the  necessity  for  the  quantities  asked  for,  and  the  accuracy 
with  which  the  quantities  on  hand  are  stated. 

82.  Requisitions  for  supplies  for  temporary  posts  or  for 
those  soon  to  be  abandoned  will  be  confined  to  such  articles 
as  are  absolutely  necessary. 

83.  Subposts  and  camps  will,  in  the  absence  of  orders  to  the 
contrary,  obtain  such  medical  supplies  as  may  be  required  by 
requisition  upon  the  senior  medical  officer  of  the  post  to  which 
they  are  subsidiary,  who  will  issue  them  after  approval  by  the 
chief  surgeon. 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  27 

84.  The  smaller  posts  will  not  require  all  the  articles  in- 
cluded in  the  Supply  Table,  and  the  local  prevalence  or  rarity 
of  certain  diseases,  as  well  as  the  quantity  or  number  on  hand  of 
each  article,  will  be  considered  in  the  preparation  and  approval 
of  requisitions. 

85.  When  medical  supplies  are  absolutely  necessary  before 
the  annual  requisition  is  made  they  will  be  asked  for  upon  a 
special  requisition,  in  triplicate,  giving  a  list  of  the  articles 
needed,  and  the  quantity  of  each  on  hand,  and  the  reasons  for 
the  necessity  of  such  requisition.     These  will  be  transmitted 
through  the  chief  surgeon,  who  will  retain  one  copy  and  will 
forward  two  to  the  Surgeon  General. 

86.  Chief  surgeons  will  personally  and  carefully  scrutinize 
these  requisitions,  and  will  make  such  changes  as  they  may 
deem  proper. 

87.  In  all  returns,  requisitions,  invoices,  and  receipts  pertain- 
ing to  medical  supplies,  the  nomenclature,  order  of  entry,  and 
classification  of  the  Supply  Table  will  be  strictly  followed,  and 
all  copies  will  be  carefully  compared.     They  will  be  forwarded 
without  letters  of  transmittal. 

88.  In  cases  of  emergency,  as  sudden  epidemics,  not  admit- 
ting of  delay,  chief  surgeons  are  authorized  to  act  upon  special 
requisitions,  forwarding  one  copy  ,  with  their  action,  to  the  near- 
est medical  supply  depot,  one  to  the  Surgeon  General,  with  an 
indorsement  stating  the  circumstances,  and  retaining  one  ;  but 
requisitions  for  articles  not  on  the  Supply  Table  must,  in  all 
cases,  be  forwarded  to  the  Surgeon  General  for  his  action. 

89.  When,  as  a  result  of  the  prevalence  of  an  epidemic,  or  for 
any  other  reason,  necessary  supplies  are  likely  to  be  exhausted, 
timely  requisition  must  be  made  for  additional  supplies.     Med- 
ical officers  will  be  held  accountable  for  any  suffering  which 
may  result  from  their  failure  to  ask  for  supplies  when  it  is  evi- 
dent that  they  will  be  needed. 

TRANSFER  OF   MEDICAL   SUPPLIES. 

90.  Officers  transferring  medical  supplies  will  prepare  in- 
voices (Form  No.  18)  in  duplicate,  one  for  the  Surgeon  General 
and  one  for  the  receiving  officer.     The  receiving  officer  will 


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UNIVERSITY 


28  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

prepare  receipts  (Form  No.  19)  in  duplicate,  one  for  the  issu- 
ing officer  and  one  for  the  Surgeon  General.  The  vouchers 
for  the  Surgeon  General  will  be  promptly  forwarded  after  the 
transfer  is  completed.  A  packer's  list  (Form  No.  17)  will,  if 
necessary,  be  furnished  by  the  issuing  officer. 

91.  Great  care  should  be  exercised  before  receipting  for 
cases  of  instruments,  microscopes,  and  other  property  of  similar 
character  not  enumerated  on  the  property  papers  in  detail,  to 
ascertain  that  the  full  contents  of  such  cases  are  present  and  in 
good  order.     Incomplete  cases  will  be  so  receipted  for,  and  a 
list  of  the  missing  instruments,  etc. ,  will  accompany  the  receipt 
in  order  that  the  proper  officer  may  be  held  accountable  for 
the  deficiency. 

(a)  Receipts,  without  remark,  for  cases  of  instruments  and 
similar  property  will  be  considered  as  evidence  that  they  are 
complete  and  in  accordance  with  the  lists  of  contents  as  given 
in  the  Supply  Table,  and  the  receiving  officer  will  be  held 
responsible  in  accordance  therewith. 

(b)  The  issuing  officer  will  enter  on  his  invoices,  and  the 
receiving  officer  on  his  receipts,  the  condition  of  all  articles 
not  serviceable. 

92.  Medical  officers  will  report  to  the  Surgeon  General  and 
to  the  issuing  officer  all  defects  observed  in  the  quality,  quan- 
tity, or  packing  of  medical  supplies.     They  are  requested  to 
freely  communicate  to  the  Surgeon  General  any  suggestions 
tending  to  the  improvement  of  medical  supplies,  appliances, 
etc. ,  and  to  make  reports  as  to  new  designs  of  apparatus,  field 
equipment,  etc. 

ACCOUNTABILITY. 

93.  When  nonexpendable*  articles  are  lost  or  destroyed  the 
circumstances  of  the  loss  or  destruction  must  be  fully  set  forth 
in  a  certificate  from  the  officer  responsible  for  the  property,  or 
in  a  certificate  of  a  commissioned  officer  cognizant  of  the  facts, 
or,  in  the  absence  of  these,  in  an  affidavit  of  a  noninterested 
person.     If  the  evidence  is  considered  satisfactory  by  the 

*Tho  names  of  all  expendable  articles  are  printed  in  the  Supoly  Table  in  roman 
type  ;  those  of  all  nonexpendable  articles  are  in  italics. 


MANUAL  FOR  THE   MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  29 

Surgeon  General,  the  responsible  officer  will  be  so  informed 
and  authorized  to  drop  the  articles  from  his  returns.  If  not 
satisfactory  he  will  be  required  to  replace  them  at  his  own 
expense. 

94.  Medical  officers  will  take  up  and  account  for  all  medical 
property  of  the  Army  that  comes  into  their  possession,  and  will 
report,  when  possible,  to  whose  account  it  is  to  be  credited. 

95.  Surgical  instruments  and  appliances  that  require  and 
are  considered  worth  repairing  will  be  reported  to  the  Surgeon 
General  through  the  chief  surgeon,  with  a  statement  of  the 
repairs  needed.    When  requisition  is  made  to  complete  a  broken 
or  imperfect  instrument  or  apparatus,  the  name  of  the  maker 
will  be  given.    Instruments  of  different  makes  have  been  issued, 
and  such  information  is  required  to  insure  the  proper  pattern 
and  fit  of  the  parts  asked  for. 

96.  Officers  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  serviceable  and 
complete  condition  of  all  property  in  their  possession,  except 
such  as  may  have  been  rendered  unserviceable  by  fair  wear 
and  tear. 

97.  The  responsible  officer  will  cause  all  instruments  in  his 
charge  to  be  examined  by  a  commissioned  medical  officer  at 
least  once  each  month.     He  will  also  once  each  year  cause  all 
medical  property  in  his  charge  to  be  carefully  examined  by  a 
commissioned  medical  officer,   and  verified  by  the  returns, 
invoices,  etc. 

REPAIR  OF   FURNITURE. 

98.  Officers  will  report  to  the  Surgeon  General  such  articles 
of  furniture  as  may  need  and  are  considered  worth  repair  or 
renovation  by  painting,  varnishing,  etc.     This  should  be  done 
by  post  labor,  if  practicable,  request  being  made  for  authority 
to  purchase  necessary  material.     If  not  practicable,  the  officer 
will  obtain  one  or  more  estimates  in  detail  of  cost  of  repair  or 
renovation  of  such  furniture,  and  forward  them  through  the 
chief  surgeon  for  the  action  of  the  Surgeon  General. 

RETURNS   OF  MEDICAL   PROPERTY. 

99.  Officers  in  charge  of  medical  property  will  prepare 
annually,  on  December  31,  unless  another  date  is  fixed  by  the 


30  MANUAL   FOR   THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

Surgeon  General,  or  when  relieved  from  the  charge  thereof, 
returns  of  medical  property  (Form  No.  20)  in  duplicate,  show- 
ing those  articles  on  hand  at  last  return,  those  received,  ex- 
pended, issued,  and  sold,  and  those  remaining  on  hand.  The 
original  of  this  return  will  be  promptly  transmitted  to  the  Sur- 
geon General.  The  duplicate,  with  a  complete  set  of  vouchers, 
will  be  retained  for  the  protection  of  the  officer  responsible  for 
the  property. 

100.  In  exceptional  cases  a  certified  invoice  may  be  offered 
by  the  issuing  officer,  in  the  absence  of  a  receipt,  as  a  substi- 
tute for  the  proper  voucher,  together  with  such  additional 
evidence  as  he  may  possess  in  regard  to  the  issue. 

101.  No  interlineations  or  erasures  will  be  made  on  the 
returns,  and  all  articles  not  provided  for  in  the  printed  head- 
ings will  be  entered  in  proper  order  under  the  heading  of  ad- 
ditional articles. 

102.  Articles  issued  to  posts  shall  not  be  taken  away  by  the 
officer  on  being  relieved,  nor  when  availing  himself  of  a  leave 
of  absence,  except  by  authority  of  the  Surgeon  General  or  of 
a  chief  surgeon. 

103.  In  invoicing  or  accounting  for  broken  packages,  such 


UNSERVICEABLE  PROPERTY. 

104.  Duplicate  lists  of  unserviceable  property  (see  A.  R.  1463) 
will  be  forwarded  direct  to  the  Surgeon  General. 

105.  When  condemned  medical  property  is  sold  at  public 
auction  the  officer  responsible  therefor  will  prepare  an  account 
of  sales  (Form  No.  9)  in  duplicate.     He  will  also  prepare  an 
invoice  (Form  No.  10)  in  duplicate,  of  the  articles  sold.     The 
original  of  this  account  of  sales,  accompanied  by  the  original 
invoice  and  a  copy  of  the  inventory  and  inspection  report,  will 
be  sent  at  once  to  the  Surgeon  General ;  the  duplicate  copies  of 
each  will  be  filed  by  the  officer  with  his  retained  set  of  vouchers. 

106.  Medical  officers  receiving  money  from  the  sale  of  pub- 
lic property  will  deposit  the  same,  without  delay,  in  the  nearest 
Government  depository  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the 


MANUAL   FOR   THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  31 

United  States,  taking  duplicate  certificates  of  deposit  there- 
for, the  original  of  which  will  be  forwarded  by  the  depositor, 
without  letter  of  transmittal,  direct  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury,  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  the  duplicate  retained  by 
him.  Should  it  be  necessary  to  incur  any  expenses  in  connec- 
tion with  such  sales  they  will  be  paid  out  of  the  total  receipts 
before  depositing  the  latter,  in  which  case  the  expenses  will 
be  supported  by  properly  prepared  and  receipted  vouchers 
attached  to  the  account  of  sales. 

USE  OF   MEDICAL   PROPERTY. 

107.  Medical  officers  in  charge  of  hospital  property  will  not 
permit  it  to  be  used  for  other  than  hospital  purposes.     (A.  R. 
1443.) 

108.  Chief  surgeons  will  report  every  violation  of  para- 
graph 107,  but  it  is  not  to  be  construed  as  prohibiting  medical 
officers  from  taking  books  and  instruments  from  the  hospital 
when  necessary. 

109.  Under  no  circumstances  will  hospital  bedding  be  used 
except  within  the  hospital  to  which  it  has  been  supplied ;  nor 
will  it  be  used  by  members  of  the  hospital  corps,  except  when 
on  duty  in  the  wards. 

110.  Hospital  matrons  are  not  entitled  to  hospital  stores, 
except  when  prescribed  for  them  as  patients;  the  issue  to 
them  of  soap  or  lye  for  laundry  use  is  not  authorized. 

111.  The  issue  of  articles  for  use  in  the  preparation  of  clean- 
ing mixtures,  cosmetics,  perfumery,  use  with  spirit  lamps, 
etc.,  is  strictly  prohibited. 

112.  The  exchange  of  medicines  with  druggists  is  prohibited. 

113.  Blankets  not  in  use  should  be  frequently  examined, 
and  occasionally  shaken  and  hung  out  of  doors.    When  stained 
and  soiled,  but  otherwise  in  good  condition,  they  should  be 
washed  and  continued  in  service.     When  deemed  necessary, 
authority  will  be  given  to  have  them  washed  at  a  steam  laun- 
dry, if  one  is  near  the  post. 

114.  Laundry  appliances  will  not  be  supplied  to  post  hos- 
pitals.    Washtubs  will  be  furnished  for  the  purpose  of  soaking 
sheets,  clothing,  etc. ,  in  disinfecting  solutions. 


32  MANUAL  FOR   THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

115.  Cocoa  matting,  in  strips  1  meter  wide,  is  supplied  for 
use  on  the  floors  of  halls,  and  not  for  use  on  stairways  or  in 
wards.     It  should  be  laid  in  one  strip,  and  zinc  ends  will  lie 
issued  as  required,  two  for  each  strip.     It  should  not  be  nailed 
to  the  floor. 

116.  Rubtjer  and  flexible  catheters  and  bougies  will  be  kept 
in  the  catheter  box,  using  talc  (French  chalk)  or  glycerin  to 
preserve  them. 

117.  Pieces  of  canvas  of  the  proper  size  for  litters  will  be 
issued  as  required  to  replace  pieces  that  may  become  torn  or 
unserviceable.     If  soiled,  the  canvas  will  be  removed  from 
the  litter,  washed,  and  replaced. 

VACCINE   VIRUS. 

118.  Bequests  for  vaccine  virus  will  be  made  direct  to  the 
Surgeon  General  by  information  slip.     On  account  of  its  lia- 
bility to  become  inert  from  various  causes,  especially  from 
heat,  it  will  be  asked  for  in  such  quantities  only  as  are  needed 
for  early  use.  % 

DISINFECTANTS. 

119.  The  routine  issue  of  disinfectants  is  prohibited.     (A. 
R.  1462.) 

120.  Disinfectants  are  issued,  as  are  medicines,  to  be  used  by 
medical  officers  when  actually  required  for  some  specific  pur- 
pose.    Chloride  of  lime,  carbolic  acid,  and  mercuric  chloride 
are  issued  by  the  Medical  Department  for  use  as  disinfectants, 
properly  so  called.     A  solution  containing  4  per  cent  of  good 
chloride  of  lime,  or  5  per  cent  of  carbolic  acid,  is  suitable  for  dis- 
infecting the  excreta  of  patients  with  cholera  or  typhoid  fever, 
or  the  sputa  of  patients  suffering  from  diphtheria,  scarlet  fever, 
or  tuberculosis.     The  floors,  furniture,  etc. ,  in  rooms  occupied 
by  patients  suffering  from  an  infectious  disease  may  be  washed 
with  a  2  per  cent  solution  of  carbolic  acid,  or  with  a  solution 
of  mercuric  chloride  of  1-1000.     Soiled  bed  linen,  undercloth- 
ing etc. ,  used  by  such  patients  should  be  immersed  in  one  of 
the  above-mentioned  solutions  before  it  is  sent  to  the  laundry. 
But  in  the  absence  of  any  infectious  disease,  these  disinfecting 


MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  33 

agents  are  not  required,  and  their  expenditure  for  purposes  of 
general  post  sanitation  is  not  authorized. 

121.  Sulphate  of  iron  and  other  cheap  antiseptics  and  deo- 
dorants may  be  used  when  necessary.     But  the  necessity  for 
their  use  is  a  reproach  upon  the  sanitary  police  of  a  post,  and 
should  only  be  required  under  exceptional  circumstances. 
The  alvine  discharges  of  healthy  persons  do  not  require  dis- 
infection, and  when  properly  disposed  of  do  not  require  treat- 
ment with  any  chemical  agent  whatever.     If  water-closets  or 
earth  closets  are  offensive,  this  is  due  to  faulty  construction, 
to  insufficient  supply  of  water  or  dry  earth,  or  to  neglect  of 
ordinary  cleanliness.     The  attempt  to  remedy  such  defects  by 
the  systematic  use  of  antiseptics  is  expensive  and  unsatisfac- 
tory in  its  results.    The  same  is  true  of  foul  drains,  bad-smelling 
urinals,  accumulations  of  garbage,  etc.     The  proper  remedy 
for  such  conditions  is  cleanliness  and  strict  sanitary  police. 

122.  When  accumulations  of  organic  material  undergoing 
decomposition  can  not  be  removed  or  buried  they  may  be 
treated  with  an  antiseptic  solution,  or  with  freshly  burned 
quicklime.     Quicklime  is  also  a  valuable  disinfectant,  and 
may  be  substituted  for  the  more  expensive  chloride  of  lime 
for  disinfection  of  typhoid  and  cholerafexcreta,  etc.     For  this 
purpose  freshly  prepared  milk  of  lime  should  be  used,  contain- 
ing about  1  part,  by  weight,  of  hydrate  of  lime  to  8  of  water. 

123.  During  the  prevalence  of  an  epidemic,  or  when  there 
is  reason  to  believe  that  infectious  material  has  been  introduced 
from  any  source,  latrines  and  cesspools  may  be  treated  with 
milk  of  lime,  in  the  proportion  gf  5  parts  to  100  parts  of  the 
contents  of  the  vault,  and  the  daily  addition  of  10  parts  for  100 
parts  of  daily  increment  of  feces. 

STERILIZED  DRESSINGS. 

124.  Sterilized  dressings  will  not  be  issued  for  post  use. 
Their  preparation  is  so  simple  and  so  well  understood  that 
they  should  be  prepared  as  needed.     First-aid  packets  will  be 
reserved  exclusively  for  field  use,  except  th  >se  issued  for 
instruction. 


34  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

FIELD  APPLIANCES. 

125.  Field  furniture  will  not  be  used  at  posts,  except  when 
required  for  the  instruction  of  men  of  the  hospital  corps. 

1 26.  Medical  and  surgical  chests  will  be  frequently  inspected 
and  kept  in  perfect  order  for  immediate  field  use.     Under  no 
circumstances  will  their  contents  be  used  at  posts. 

127.  Field  tourniquets  and  first-aid  packets  for  the  equip- 
ment of  company  bearers  when  serving  in  the  field  will  be 
kept  by  the  surgeon  of  the  post  until  the  necessity  for  such 
service  arises.     Before  the  departure  of  troops  he  will  issue 
the  required  number  to  each  company  commander,  taking  his 
memorandum  receipt  therefor.     Upon  the  return  of  the  com- 
mand the  articles  will  be  returned  to  the  surgeon  of  the  post. 
First-aid  packets  are  expendable.     If  tourniquets  thus  issued 
are  lost  while  in  possession  of  a  company  commander,  report 
of  the  fact  should  be  made  to  the  Surgeon  General  by  the 
medical  officer  responsible,  stating  the  circumstances  of  the 
loss,  and  requesting  authority  to  drop  the  missing  articles  from 
his  returns.     If  the  command  while  in  the  field  is  ordered 
to  another  station,  the  surgeon  at  this  station  will,  upon  its 
arrival,  receive  the  tourniquets  and  packets,  invoices  and 
receipts  being  exchanged  by  the  issuing  and  receiving  officers. 

128.  In  time  of  war  every  officer  and  enlisted  man  will  be 
furnished  a  first-aid  packet  by  the  Medical  Department.    For 
purposes  of  instruction  these  packets  will  be  obtained  by  the 
surgeon  of  each  post,  upon  special  requisitions,  and  will  be 
supplied  by  them  to  company  commanders.     The  allowance 
for  this  purpose  will  be  twenty  packets  for  each  company  of 
infantry,  battery  of  artillery,  or  troop  of  cavalry.     The  dress- 
ings contained  in  these  packets  can  be  used  repeatedly  for  the 
practical  instruction  of  officers  and  enlisted  men,  and  after 
being  used  for  this  purpose  should  be  made  up  into  packets  of 
the  original  form.     These  packets  are  expendable,  but  great 
care  should  be  exercised  to  prevent  any  unnecessary  expendi- 
ture, and  officers  will  be  held  strictly  accountable  for  their 
proper  and  economical  use  for  the  purpose  indicated. 


MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  35 

CLINICAL  THERMOMETERS. 

129.  Clinical  thermometers  are  issued  by  the  Surgeon  Gen- 
eral upon  request  by  information  slip  direct,  stating  number 
on  hand,  and  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  the  medical  offi- 
cer in  case  of  breakage,  giving  the  name  of  the  person  who 
caused  such  loss  and  the  number  of  the  thermometer. 

METEOROLOGICAL  INSTRUMENTS. 

130.  Meteorological  instruments  are  not  issued  by  the  Med- 
ical Department.     When  required  for  use  at  designated  posts 
they  will  be  obtained  by  application  direct  to  the  Chief  of  the 
Weather  Bureau,  Department  of  Agriculture,  Washington, 
D.  C.,  specifying  explicitly  the  kind  of  instruments  required. 
The  following  will  be  issued :  Maximum  and  minimum  ther- 
mometers, rain  and  snow  gauges,  and  measuring  rods.     When 
such  instruments  are  broken  or  unserviceable  the  request  for 
new  ones  will  contain  a  statement  setting  forth  the  circum- 
stances attending  the  breakage,  and,  if  a  thermometer,  the 
parts  of  the  instrument  will  be  returned  to  the  office  of  the 
Weather  Bureau  by  mail.     Receipts  for  these  instruments  will 
be  made  out  by  the  surgeon  of  the  post  on  forms  forwarded 
with  the  instruments,  and  when  relieved  from  duty  at  the 
station  he  will  so  notify  the  Chief  of  the  Weather  Bureau,  in 
order  that  the  responsibility  for  the  property  may  be  properly 
t  n  n  isf erred.     Meteorological  instruments  heretofore  issued  by 
the  Medical  Department  will  be  borne  upon  the  property 
returns  until  broken  or  worn  out.     Such  as  may  be  issued  by 
the  Weather  Bureau  will  not  be  taken  up  on  these  returns. 

131.  Meteorological  observations  will  be  taken  and  registers 
thereof  kept  at  such  posts  as  may  be  designated  by  the  Surgeon 
General,  to  whom  a  report  of  the  observations  (Form  No.  29), 
which  shall  be  a  true  copy  of  the  register,  will  be  forwarded 
by  the  senior  medical  officer  at  the  end  of  every  month. 

WINDOW  CURTAINS,  SCREENS,  AND  BOOKCASES. 

132.  When  window  curtains  and  fixtures,  window  and  door 
screens,  and  portable  bookcases  are  required,  the  requisitions 


36  MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

therefor  will  be  special,  and  should  be  accompanied  by  an  esti- 
mate of  cost  of  making  suitable  articles  at  or  near  the  post. 
Wire  netting  will  be  furnished  to  repair  such  window  and 
door  screens  as  have  become  unserviceable. 

133.  When  the  present  supply  of  bed  screens  is  exhausted 
no  more  will  be  issued.     When  required,  application  will  be 
made  to  have  frames  constructed  at  the  post,  giving  estimate 
of  the  cost ;  they  will  not  in  future  be  covered  with  holland, 
but  sheets  will  be  placed  on  the  screens  and  frequently  washed. 

PRESCRIPTIONS. 

(See  A.  R.  1461.) 

134.  All  prescriptions  will  be  placed  on  file  at  the  hospital; 
those  for  liquors  will  be  placed  on  a  separate  file. 

CHEMICAL   AND  BACTERIOLOGICAL  SETS. 

135.  Chemical  and  bacteriological  sets  will  be  issued  to  the 
larger  posts,  and  officers  to  whom  these  sets  are  furnished  will 
make  an  annual  report  on  December  31,  showing  what  use  has 
been  made  of  them. 

ABANDONMENT   OF    POSTS. 

136.  Unless  modified  by  special  instructions  from  the  Sur- 
geon General,  the  following  general  rule  will  be  observed  in 
the  disposition  of  medical  property  upon  the  abandonment  of 
a  post : 

(a)  Medicines,  dressings,  clothing,  bedding,  and  miscella- 
neous articles  in  good  and  serviceable  condition  should  be  sent 
to  other  posts  in  the  department. 

( b )  Unserviceable  property  should  be  submitted  to  the  action 
of  an  inspector,  with  a  view  to  final  disposition  by  sale  or 
destruction. 

(c)  Only  such  nonexpendable  articles  as  are  in  perfect  order, 
including  recent  medical  works,  and  all  instruments  which  can 
not  be  transferred  to  other  posts  without  unnecessary  duplica- 
tion, should  be  turned  into  a  medical  supply  depot. 

137.  When  a  post  is  abandoned  or  a  detachment  is  broken 
up,  the  medical  officer  will  report  the  fact  to  the  chief  surgeon, 


MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  37 

and  after  completing  all  current  reports,  will  forward  them 
to  the  Surgeon  General,  together  with  the  Clothing  Book, 
Descriptive  and  Deposit  Book,  and  Muster  and  Pay  Bolls,  and 
all  official  papers,  records,  and  record  books  pertaining  to  the 
Medical  Department  of  the  post. 

MEDICAL   BOOKS   AND  JOURNALS. 

138.  Such  new  books  as  may  be  selected  by  the  Surgeon 
General  will  be  furnished  without  requisition. 

139.  The  library  of  the  Surgeon  General's  office  is  intended 
for  reference  rather  than  for  circulation,  but  books  that  can 
be  readily  replaced  will  be  loaned  to  medical  officers  of  the 
Army,  they  being  held  responsible  for  the  safe  return  of  the 
volumes  within  two  weeks  from  the  day  of  their  receipt.     In 
special  cases  this  time  may  be  extended. 

140.  Medical  journals  and  periodicals  issued  by  the  Surgeon 
General  are  to  be  considered  as  belonging  to  the  hospital  or 
st  at  ion  to  which  they  are  sent.     They  will  be  kept  on  file,  and 
medical  officers,  on  taking  station,  will  ascertain  that  the  files 
are  complete.     When  a  post  is  discontinued  a  list  of  journals 
and  periodicals  will  b«*  sent,  through  the  chief  surgeon,  to 
tin-  Surgeon  General,  who  will  give  directions  as  to  their 
disposition. 

ICE   MACHINES. 

141.  Ice  machines  are  issued  to  such  southern  posts  as  are 
unable  to  obtain^  by  purchase,  ice  for  the  use  of  the  sick. 
They  are  furnished  by  the  Medical  Department  to  supply  ice 
for  the  sick  in  hospital,  and  not  for  the  comfort  or  convenience 
of  the  garrison  at  large.     They  will  be  accounted  for  and  in- 
voiced in  detail. 

142.  Medical  officers  will  pay  special  attention  to  the  details 
of  the  manufacture  of  ice,  both  as  to  the  proper  management 
of  the  apparatus  and  to  the  financial  results  from  the  sale  of 
ice,  and  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  condition  of  these 
machines  and  the  results  obtained. 

1 43.  In  order  to  provide  for  the  maintenance  of  the  apparatus 
in  complete  running  order,  and  to  promptly  pay  bills  incurred 


38  MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

for  repairs,  a  fund  of  at  least  $300  will  be  kept  constantly  on 
hand.  When  this  fund  is  reduced  by  necessary  expenses,  such 
change  win  be  made  in  the  price  at  which  ice  is  sold  as  will 
speedily  restore  it  to  the  above  minimum  amount.  The  fund 
will  be  used  for  the  following  purposes  only : 

(a)  Running  expenses  proper,  and  repairs ;  fuel,  when  it  can 
not  be  otherwise  obtained;  purchase  of  oil,  ammonia,  etc. 
When  renewal  of  heavy  parts  of  the  apparatus  is  required, 
application  will  be  made  to  the  Surgeon  General  to  secure 
their  transportation.     The  purchase  and  transportation  of 
ammonia  in  reservoirs  will  be  paid  for  from  the  ice  fund. 
Great  care  will  be  exercised  to  obtain  such  articles  in  time  to 
allow  of  their  shipment  as  freight,  and  not  by  express,  and 
before  the  regular  working  of  the  apparatus  is  prevented  by 
their  absence. 

(b)  An  engineer  and  one  assistant  is  usually  a  sufficient  force 
to  run  an  ice  machine.     No  fixed  rate  can  be  made  as  to  the 
compensation  of  the  engineer,  that  being  regulated  by  circum- 
stances. 

(c)  The  detail,  on  special  duty  at  the  ice  machine,  of  one 
enlisted  man  is  authorized,  and  he  may  be  paid  a  gratuity  of 
not  exceeding  fifty  cents  per  day. 

(d)  The  purchase  from  the  ice  fund  of  articles  which  may 
be  bought  from  the  hospital  fund  is  prohibited.     In  excepti  onal 
cases,  authority  for  a  temporary  transfer  of  money  from  the 
ice  fund  to  the  hospital  fund  may  be  obtained  by  application 
to  the  Surgeon  General,  setting  forth  fully  the  reasons  for 
such  request ;  but  if  given,  the  authority  will  not  be  consid- 
ered as  constituting  a  precedent  for  such  transfers.     Bills 
incurred  will  be  filed  at  post  as  vouchers. 

(e)  Payment  for  the  delivery  of  ice  is  not  considered  to  be  a 
proper  charge  against  the  fund.     If  it  can  not  be  delivered  in 
a  garrison  free  of  expense,  it  should  be  issued  only  when  called 
for  at  the  place  of  manufacture.     Payment  for  the  collection 
of  bills  for  ice  furnished  is  also  unauthorized. 

144.  The  price  at  which  ice  is  sold  will  be  fixed  by  the 
medical  officer  in  charge,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  chief 
surgeon.  It  may  vary  from  month  to  month,  according  to  the 
amount  of  and  demand  upon  the  ice  fund. 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  39 

145.  After  freely  supplying  the  hospital,  ice  should,  as  a 
rule,  be'sold  to  companies,  to  officers,  to  the  commissary  of  the 
post  for  the  preservation  of  fresh  beef,  and  to  enlisted  men  and 
their  families,  at  a  certain  price ;  to  the  post  exchange  and  to 
quartermaster's  employees  at  a  somewhat  higher  price ;  and  to 
civilians  not  in  Government  employ  at  a  still  higher  price. 
The  gratuitous  issue  of  ice  except  to  the  hospital  and  to 
patients  entitled  to  medicines  and  medical  attendance  for 
whom  it  may  be  specially  prescribed,  is  unauthorized. 

146.  When  the  officer  responsible  for  the  fund  is  relieved 
from  duty,  its  transfer  will  be  acknowledged  by  receipts  writ- 
ten across  the  face  of  the  last  statement  sent  to  the  Surgeon 
General,  and  of  the  one  retained  at  post.     The  ice  machine 
will  be  accounted  for  in  accordance  with  regulations. 

ARMY  MEDICAL  MUSEUM. 
(See  A.  R.  1130.) 

147.  Medical  officers,  and  others  interested  in  the  progress 
of  medical  science,  are  invited  to  forward  contributions  to  the 
Army  Medical  Museum.     Besides  interesting  medical  and 
surgical  specimens,  the  following  classes  of  articles  will  be 
collected  and  forwarded  by  those  medical  officers  who  have 
opportunities  for  so  doing:   (1)  Rare  pathological  specimens 
from  animals,  including  monstrosities;  (2)  typical  crania  of 
Indian  tribes,  specimens  of  their  arms,  dress,  implements,  rare 
articles  of  their  diet,  medicines,  etc. ;  (3)  specimens  of  poison- 
ous insects  and  reptiles,  and  of  their  effects  on  animals. 

REPORTS  AND  RETURNS. 

(See  A.  R.  1464,  1466.) 

148.  Medical  officers  will,  on  the  last  day  of  every  month, 
report  to  the  Surgeon  General  their  stations  and  duties  during 
the  month,  giving  a  brief  resume  of  the  service  performed  by 
them.     They  will  also  immediately  report  any  change  in  their 
station  and  duties,  stating  the  authority  therefor,  with  num- 
ber, date,  and  source  of  order  in  each  case. 

149.  The  senior  surgeon  of  each  hospital,  post,  regiment,  or 
detachment  will  prepare  and  forward  the  following  reports : 


40  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

(a)  Daily. — (1)  Report  of  sick  and  wounded,  for  the  com- 
manding officer ;  (2)  report  of  the  detachment  of  the  hospital 
corps,  for  the  commanding  officer. 

(b)  Monthly. — (1)  Sanitary  report;   (2)  report  of  sick  and 
wounded  (Form  No.  25),  which  will  bo  an  exact  copy  of  the 
register  of  patients,  to  be  made  in  duplicate  on  the  last  day  of 
every  month,  one  to  be  sent  to  the  chief  surgeon  and  one  to 
the  Surgeon  General ;  (3)  return  of  the  hospital  corps  (Form 
No.  32),  to  be  made  in  duplicate  on  the  last  day  of  each  month, 
one  to  be  sent  to  the  chief  surgeon  and  one  to  the  Surgeon 
General  direct ;  (4)  monthly  statement  of  the  hospital  fund  and 
return  of  durable  property  (Form  No.  35),  to  be  forwarded  to 
the  chief  surgeon,  who  will  verify  its  correctness  and  forward 
it  to  the  Surgeon  General ;  (5)  report  of  meteorological  observa- 
tions (Form  No.  29) ;  (6)  report  of  the  physical  examination  of 
recruits  (Form  No.  30) ;  (7)  report  of  station  and  duty ;  (8)  re- 
port of  repairs  to  hospitals  and  hospital  steward's  quarters ; 
(9)  report  of  issues  and  sales  of  medicines  to  civilians. 

(c)  Yearly. — (1)  Returns  of  medical  property;  (2)  estimates 
for  repairs  to  hospitals  and  hospital  steward's  quarters. 

(d)  Occasional. —  (1)  Report  of  epidemic  diseases ;  (2)  report 
of  record  books ;  (3)  list  of  wounded ;  (4)  report  of  deaths  of 
officers ;  (5)  report  of  desertions.     In  the  absence  of  a  medical 
officer,  the  officer  designated  to  take  charge  of  medical  prop- 
erty (A.  R.  659)  will  sign  all  property  and  administrative  papers, 
and  the  physician  who  renders  professional  service  will  sign 
papers  of  a  professional  character,  such  as  reports  of  sick  and 
wounded,  surgical  reports,  morning  sick  reports,  etc. 

150.  On  the  appearance  of  the  first  recognized  case  of  chol- 
era, yellow  fever,  or  other  epidemic  disease  at  or  near  a  mili- 
tary post  or  station,  the  medical  officer  in  charge  will  at  once 
report  the  fact  to  the  chief  surgeon  and  forward  a  duplicate  of 
his  report  direct  to  the  Surgeon  General.  Every  medical  officer 
in  charge  of  cholera  or  yellow-fever  patients  will,  in  addition 
to  the  usual  report  of  sick  and  wounded,  render  in  duplicate, 
at  the  end  of  each  month,  a  report  (Form  No.  27)  containing  a 
list  of  such  patients,  one  of  which  he  will  forward  to  the  chief 
surgeon  and  the  other  direct  to  the  Surgeon  General.  At  the 
close  of  the  epidemic,  or  of  his  tour  of  service  at  the  place,  he 


MANUAL  FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  41 

will  forward,  with  as  little  delay  as  practicable,  a  history  of 
the  epidemic,  its  origin  or  importation,  its  progress  and 
decline,  and  the  methods  of  treatment  or  prevention,  with 
results;  also  results  of  autopsies. 

151.  Medical  officers  will  notify  local  boards  of  health  of 
any  cases  of  yellow  fever,  cholera,  smallpox  or  other  conta- 
gious diseases  that  may  occur  at  their  posts  of  duty. 

152.  The  death  of  an  officer,  physician  under  contract  or 
hospital  steward,  will  be  immediately  reported  by  the  attend- 
ing surgeon  or  nearest  medical  officer,  to  the  chief  surgeon 
and  the  Surgeon  General. 

RECORD    BOOKS. 

153.  The  report  of  record  books  pertaining  to  the  Medical 
Department  (Form  No.  37)  will  be  forwarded  when  an  officer 
is  relieved  from  duty  or  when  a  post  is  abandoned.     The 
Descriptive  and  Deposit  Book,  the  Clothing  Book,  and  the 
Letter-press  Book,  will  be  accounted  for  on  this  report.     The 
Letter-press  Book  is  not  to  be  used  as  an  "official  record" 
of  letters   and   indorsements   sent.     Orders,  Jetters,   letters 
received,  and  indorsements  may  be  kept  in  separate  books  and 
substituted  for  the  joint  Order  and  Letter  book  and  Letters- 
received,  jnid  Indorsement  book.     In  all  record  books  a  state- 
ment explanatory  of  the  contents  will  be  pasted  on  the  inside 
of  the  front  cover;  care  must  be  taken  that  signatures  are 
made  in  these  books  wherever  necessary.     The  Medical  His- 
tory of  Post  must  be  used  exclusively  for  recording  historical 
events  in  connection  with  the  post,  and  for  the  official  indorse- 
ments on  the  report  required  by  paragraph  1393,  A.  R.    Entries 
in  record  books  will  be  continuous  until  the  books  are  filled ; 
the  date  of  commencement  and  of  last  entry  to  be  noted  on  the 
report.     In  the  column  of  remarks  note  whether  or  not  each 
book  is  in  use ;  if  not  state  the  reason.    If  all  record  books  are 
not  on  hand,  requisition  for  a  complete  supply  will  be  promptly 

made. 

SUPPLY  DEPOTS. 

154.  Medical  officers  in  charge  of  supply  depots  will  pre- 
pare at  the  end  of  each  quarter — 

(a)  A  return,  in  duplicate,  of  medical  property  (Form  No.  14). 


42  MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

(&)  A  quarterly  abstract  of  receipts  and  issues  (Forms  Nos. 
11,  12,  and  13)  in  duplicate. 

155.  Medical  officers  in  charge  of  supply  depots  will  keep 
the  following  books  of  record,  and  turn  them  over  to  their  suc- 
cessors :  Record  of  letters  received,  of  letters  sent,  of  moneys 
received,  of  moneys  disbursed,  or  orders  given  for  medical 
stores,  of  articles  received,  of  articles  expended,  of  articles  on 
hand,  of  requisitions,  of  issues,  of  invoices  of  packages  turned 
over  to  the  Quartermaster's  Department,  of  contents  of  pack- 
ages, and  of  Employees. 

INFORMATION    SLIPS. 

1 56.  Information  slips  are  intended  for  use  by  medical  offi- 
cers in  cases  where  formal  letters  can  be  dispensed  with,  viz: 
personal  reports  of  medical  officers ;  changes  in  the  status  of 
hospital -corps  members  and  of  hospital  matrons ;  requests  for 
authority  for  the  reenlistment  of  acting  hospital  stewards  and 
privates;  acknowledgments  of  receipt  of  S.  G.  O.  circulars; 
requests  for  and  acknowledgments  of  receipt  of  blank  forms, 
clinical  thermometers,  typewriter  ribbons,  vaccine  virus ;  re- 
quests for  special  expenditures  of  the  hospital  fund ;  acknowl- 
edgments of  receipt  of  funds  for  construction  and  repair  of 
hospitals  and  hospital  stewards'  quarters  and  monthly  reports 
of  progress  of  work  *  explanations  concerning  reports  of  sick 
and  wounded  and  outline-figure  cards.     They  should  not  be 
used  in  any  case  requiring  action  by  another  bureau.     Letter 
forms,  such  as  ' '  Sir :  I  have  the  honor,"  and ' '  Very  respectfully," 
will  not  be  used.    Indorsements  may  follow  in  the  usual  form. 
If  neither  remark  nor  action  is  required  by  the  chief  surgeon, 
his  receiving  stamp  will  take  the  place  of  an  indorsement,  to 
which  may  be  added  the  words  ''contents  noted,"  if  deemed 
necessary.    A  memorandum  will  be  entered  on  the  stub,  with 
signature  of  officer  attached,  to  verify  record. 

REGISTER    OF    PATIENTS. 

157.  The  term  "sick"  or  "wounded,"  applied  to  an  officer 
or  soldier  treated  in  hospital,  means  that  he  is  so  disabled  as  to 
be  unfit  for  all  military  duty ;  applied  to  one  treated  in  quarters, 
that  he  is  partially  disabled  and  unfit  for  all  military  duties, 


MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  43 

unless  his  fitness  for  certain  duties  is  specifically  stated  by  the 
medical  officer.  Under  any  of  these  conditions  he  is  technic- 
ally on  the  "sick  report,"  and  his  name  should  be  borne  on 
the  Register  of  Patients. 

158.  The  entries  on  the  Register  of  Patients  will  be  made 
day  by  day  as  the  cases  are  admitted,  and,  will  be  continuous, 
i.  e. ,  without  break  from  day  to  day,  month  to  month,  or  year 
to  year.    Ordinarily  there  will  be  but  one  entry  for  each  case, 
although  it  may  be  prolonged  for  months.     Exceptionally, 
cases  which  present  many  complications  may  have  to  be  car- 
ried forward  to  current  date  to  secure  space  for  a  satisfactory 
record ;  but  in  all  such  cases  the  two  entries  should  be  con- 
nect ed  by  cross  references. 

159.  Officers  or  enlisted  men  who  are  excused  from  all  or 
any  part  of  their  military  duty,  such  as  attendance  on  certain 
calls,  drills,  target  practice,  mounted  duty,  etc.,  because  of 
physical  disability,  are  to  be  borne  upon  the  register  until  their 
cases  arc  completed;  officers  and  enlisted  men  excused  from 
scli. »<»!  duty  merely,  and  capable  of  performing  their  strictly 
military  duties,  need  not  be  so  borne.     A  case  prescribed  for, 
but  not  excused  from  duty,  will  not  ordinarily  be  entered  on 
the  register;  but  when  it  is  of  such  a  character  as  to  have  a 
probable  bearing  on  the  subsequent  medical  history  of  the 
individual,  or  when  from  the  exigencies  of  the  service  the 
officer  or  soldier  continues  to  perform  his  duties,  notwith- 
standing his  manifest  disability,  it  should  be  recorded  on  the 
register  with  a  statement  to  that  effect.     When  the  status  of 
an  officer  or  soldier  absent  from  his  post  on  ordinary  leave  or 
furlough  becomes  changed  to  absence  on  account  of  sickness, 
his  case  should  be  entered  on  the  register. 

160.  The  cases  of  retired  officers  and  enlisted  men,  and  of 
civilians,  including  general  prisoners,  taken  into  hospital  for 
treatment,  should  be  entered  on  the  register.     When  the 
status  of  a  soldier  while  sick  in  hospital  becomes  changed  to 
civilian,  the  case  of  the  soldier  should  be  closed  and  a  new 
entry  made  for  the  civilian. 

161.  When  a  patient  absent  sick  from  his  command  is  ad- 
mitted to  hospital  for  treatment,  the  surgeon  in  charge  of  the 


44  MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

hospital  should  notify  the  surgeon  on  whose  register  the  patient 
is  borne,  and  request  a  formal  transfer  of  the  case.  When  tho 
patient  leaves  the  said  hospital  as  cured,  transferred,  etc., 
the  record  of  his  case  should  be  so  completed ;  but  if  he  leave 
the  hospital  uncured,  or  to  resume  a  status  of  absent  sick,  the 
surgeon  in  charge  of  the  hospital  should  send  a  transfer  slip 
to  the  surgeon  of  the  command  to  which  the  patient  belongs, 
who  should  take  the  case  up  on  his  register. 

162.  A  book  of  transfer  slips  is  furnished  by  the  Surgeon 
General  to  meet  the  necessities  of  moving  commands,  which, 
passing  near  a  post,  may  leave  their  sick  and  wounded  for 
treatment.     It  should  be  used  also  when  cases  are  sent  from 
one  post  or  hospital  to  another,  by  change  of  station  of  com- 
pany, for  the  sake  of  better  accommodations,  for  benefit  of 
climate,  or  for  observation  by  the  chief  surgeon.    The  original 
slip  should  contain  the  patient's  name,  military  description, 
date  of  admission  to  sick  report,  name  of  disease  or  injury, 
and  such  details  of  the  case  as  will  probably  be  of  value  to  the 
receiving  officer.    It  will  be  signed  by  the  medical  officer  who 
makes  the  transfer,  and  will  be  forwarded  with  the  patient. 
On  the  reverse  of  the  slip  the  receiving  officer  will  note  the 
admission  of  the  patient  into  hospital;  and  after  carefully 
recording  the  information  thereon  in  the  register,  he  will  for- 
ward the  slip  with  the  next  report  of  sick  and  wounded  to  the 
Surgeon  General.     In  transfers  to  the  Government  Hospital 
for  the  Insane  a  slip  containing  a  copy  of  the  certificate  that 
accompanied  the  soldier  should  be  sent  to  the  Surgeon  General. 
The  duplicate  of  the  transfer  slips  will  be  left  in  the  book  and 
will  form  a  part  of  the  retained  records  of  the  hospital  or 
command  from  which  the  soldiers  were  sent. 

FIELD  REGISTER. 

163.  For  detached  commands  temporarily  in  the  field  on 
scouting  expeditions,  practice  marches,  or  in  summer  camps, 
the  blank  form  of  "Report  of  Completed  Cases, "  sheet  2,  Form 

.  No.  25,  will  be  used  as  the  "Field  Register,"  the  headings  of 
the  sheets  being  made  to  correspond  to  their  extemporized  use. 
From  the  entries  on  this  Field  Register  the  report  of  sick  and 


MANUAL  FOR  THE   MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  45 

wounded  will  be  made;  and  when  all  the  cases  have  been 
completed  by  transfer  to  the  stations  to  which  the  troops  of 
the  field  command  are  ultimately  assigned,  and  have  been 
so  reported  on  the  final  report  of  sick  and  wounded  from  the 
said  field  command,  the  Field  Register  will  be  forwarded  to 
the  Surgeon  General — by  the  surgeon  of  the  command,  if  he 
has  transferred  his  cases  by  slips,  or  by  the  surgeon  of  the 
receiving  station  if  the  Field  Register  has  been  turned  over 
to  him  to  effect  the  transfer  of  the  uncompleted  cases  to  the 
permanent  register  of  his  post. 

164.  In  time  of  war,  medical  officers  on  duty  with  such 
organizations  as  battalions,  regiments,  batteries,  etc.,  will 
enter  their  cases  in  a  permanent  register,  and  will  make  up 
their  report  of  sick  and  wounded  in  accordance  with  regula- 
tions.    Transfer  for  treatment  or  better  accommodation  to 
the  division,  brigade,  or  other  field  hospital  of  the  command 
will  be  regarded  as  completing  a  case  on  the  battalion  or 
regimental  register ;  but  the  sending  a  man  for  transportation 
merely  will  not  be  considered  in  the  light  of  a  transfer.     In 
formal  transfers  to  the  field  hospital  slips  need  not  be  used, 
as  the  transfer  should  be  made  personally  by  a  medical  officer 
or  noncommissioned  officer,  who  should  see  that  the  execu- 
tive officer  of  the  hospital  is  furnished  with  all  needful  infor- 
mation for  his  record  of  the  case. 

165.  When  those  who  are  unable  to  march  are  to  be  sent 
from  the  command  to  some  hospital  other  than  the  division, 
brigade,  or  other  field  hospital,  the  surgeon  of  the  command 
will  enter  on  his  register  the  names,  etc. ,  of  those  who  are  to 
be  sent  away ;  and  when  he  has  furnished  a  copy  of  this  list  to 
the  officer  who  is  to  take  charge  of  the  sick  on  their  journey, 
he  will  complete  their  cases  on  his  register  by  transfer  en  route 
to  the  hospital  which  is  understood  to  be  their  destination. 

166.  To  prepare  a  list  of  wounded  (see  A.  R.  1466),  the 
medical  officer  will  enter  on  his  register  the  names  of  all 
those  of  the  command  who  are  officially  known  to  him  as  hav- 
ing been  killed  or  wounded.     As  a  member  of  the  battalion  or 
regimental  staff  the  medical  officer  cooperates  with  company 
commanders  in  providing  the  materials  for  the  field  report  of 


46  MANUAL  FOR  THE   MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

killed,  wounded,  and  missing  sent  by  the  commanding  officer 
to  the  Adjutant  General  as  the  official  record  of  the  losses. 
The  information  gathered  for  this  purpose  at  the  dressing  sta- 
tions in  the  field,  and  subsequently  by  inspection  of  the  wards 
and  registers  of  the  field  hospitals,  will  enable  him  to  perfect 
his  own  register  by  completing  thereon  by  transfer  to  the  divi- 
sion, brigade,  or  other  field  hospital  all  those  cases  that  have 
already  been  taken  up  on  the  register  of  the  latter,  and  retain- 
ing as  uncompleted  only  those  that  remain  under  his  personal 
care  with  the  regiment  or  detachment.  From  this  register 
thus  perfected  the  list  of  wounded  above  mentioned  will  be 
prepared  on  sheets  of  the  blank  form  of  report  of  completed 
cases,  the  headings  of  which  will  be  altered  to  correspond  to  this 
extemporized  use  of  the  sheets.  When  two  or  more  sheets  are 
required  to  perfect  the  report  they  should  be  stitched  together 
through  the  binding  space  before  forwarding. 

167.  The  officer  in  charge  of  the  records  of  a  division,  bri- 
gade, or  other  field  hospital  will  enter  in  a  permanent  regis- 
ter the  cases  that  are  received  by  transfer  from  the  medical 
officers  of  the  command;   and  from  the  entries  thereon  the 
report  of  sick  and  wounded  will  be  made  out  in  accordance 
with  regulations.     Cases  will  be  considered  completed,  so  far 
as  the  register  of  this  hospital  is  concerned,  when  the  patients 
are  transferred  to  any  other  hospital. 

168.  In  all  cases  of  transfer  the  medical  officer  in  charge  of 
the  train  of  sick  and  wounded  should,  if  possible,  be  provided 
with  a  nominal  list  of  the  patients  intrusted  to  his  care.     He 
should  verify  this  list  personally,  or,  if  the  train  be  large,  by 
his  subordinates ;  and  when  arrived  at  his  destination  should 
turn  it  over  to  the  *  medical  officer  of  the  receiving  hospital. 
Should  any  of  his  cases  be  lost  en  route  by  death,  capture, 
etc.,  he  will  note  the  facts  on  the  list  of  transfers  against 
each  case  so  lost  and  report  these  facts  and  names  to  the  chief 
surgeon  and  the  Surgeon  General. 

169.  If  the  military  conditions  are  such  that  it  is  impossible 
for  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  records  of  the  division,  brigade, 
or  other  field  hospital  to  furnish  a  list  of  the  sick  and  wounded 
that  are  to  be  transferred,  the  medical  officer  in  charge  of  the 


MANUAL   FOR   THE  MEDICAL   DEI^RSM^*:^^  47 


train  should  verify  the  number  of  men  turned  over  to  him,  and 
have  the  nominal  list  made  out  while  en  route.  Should  he  be 
unable  to  accomplish  this,  the  names  of  those  who  seem  to  be 
in  danger  of  death  should  be  taken  so  as  to  be  able,  if  the 
events  should  require  it,  to  make  report  to  the  chief  surgeon 
and  the  Surgeon  General. 

170.  The  senior  surgeon  in  charge  of  men  sent  direct  from 
military  commands  in  the  field  (see  paragraph  165) ,  will  report 
the  losses  that  occur  during  the  period  of  his  responsibility ;  so, 
also,  when  patients  are  left  behind  by  the  advance  or  retreat  of 
a  division,  brigade,  or  other  field  hospital  the  senior  surgeon 
left  with  them  will  take  measures,  if  he  has  not  been  furnished 
with  a  nominal  list,  for  the  identification  of  his  patients,  for 
their  subsequent  transfer,  and  for  the  notification  of  losses  by 
death  or  other  causes. 

REPORT  OF   SICK   AND   WOUNDED. 

171.  The  report  of  sick  and  wounded  will  be  made  on  Form 
No.  25,  sheets  1  and  2.     If  a  hospital  is  opened  or  closed  during 
the  month  the  orders  to  this  effect  should  be  stated  on  the  report. 

172.  If  there  has  been  no  case  on  gick  report,  either  remain- 
in-  from  last  report  or  admitted  during  the  month,  the  report 
of  sick  and  wounded  will  nevertheless  be  forwarded.     It  will 
give  the  name  and  strength  of  the  command,  etc. ,  with  such 
remarks  as  the  circumstances  may  suggest  as  of  interest  to  the 
chief  surgeon  or  the  Surgeon  General. 

173.  In  case  of  the  occurrence  of  smallpox,  and  the  vaccina- 
tion of  the  command,  the  results  of  the  vaccination  will  be 
given  in  a  special  report  on  the  measures  taken  for  the  sup- 
pression of  the  disease ;  or  they  may  be  entered  in  the  column 
of  remarks  on  the  left  of  the  first  page  of  the  report  of  sick 
and  wounded  in  connection  with  the  cases  of  vaccinia  that 
have  been  treated. 

174.  Medical  officers  will  keep  in  the  Medical  History  of  the 
Post  a  record  of  births  and  marriages,  and  of  those  deaths  the 
record  of  which  has  not  been  provided  for  elsewhere,  and  will 
report  concerning  them  in  the  column  on  the  right.     In  cases 
of  birth,  there  should  be  entered  the  date,  the  sex,  and  name  of 
the  child,  and  the  name,  rank,  etc. ,  of  the  father,  maiden  name 


48  MANUAL,  FOR  THE   MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

of  the  mother,  and  whether  this  child  is  the  first  or  second, 
etc.,  resulting  from  the  marriage.  In  cases  of  marriage,  the 
date  and  names  should  be  recorded  with  the  rank  or  occupa- 
tion of  the  man  and  the  age  and  birthplace  of  the  woman.  In 
cases  of  death,  the  date  and  cause,  together  with  the  name, 
sex,  and  age  of  the  individual. 

NOMENCLATURE   OF    DISEASES. 

175.  Diseases  and  injuries  reported  by  medical  officers  on 
their  report  of  sick  and  wounded  will  hereafter  be  classified 
in  accordance  with  the  arrangement  in  the  following  list : 

Classified  List  of  Causes  of  Admission  to  Sick  Report, 
I.— INFECTIOUS    DISEASES,    GENERAL    AND    LOCAL. 

Scarlet  fever.  Malarial  fever,  pernicious. 

Measles.         .  Malarial  cachexia. 

Rotheln.  Fevers  of  undetermined  causation. 

Variola.  Anthrax. 

Varioloid.  Glanders. 

Vaccinia.  Erysipelas. 

Varicella.  Septicemia. 

Typhus  fever.  Rheumatic  fever.* 

Influenza.  Tetanus. 

Dengue.  Tuberculosis  of  the  lungs. 

Mumps.  Tuberculosis  of  other  organs. 

Whooping  cough.  Carcinoma.* 

Diphtheria.  Sarcoma.* 

Typhoid  fever.  Trichinosis. 

Cholera.  Syphilis. 

Yellow  fever.  Gonorrhea. 

Cerebrospinal  meningitis.  Gonorrheal  epididymitis  and  orchids. 

Malarial  fever,  intermittent.  Chancroid  and  results. 

Malarial  fever,  remittent  or  continued.     Other  diseases  of  this  class. 

LOCAL  INFECTIONS  WHICH  ABE  ALSO    ENTKkED  UNDER  "STRUCTURAL   AND   FUNCTIONAL 
DISEASES    OK    ORGANS." 

Scabies.  Meningitis. 

hermatopliyti.  Appendicitis. 

Tonsillitis.  Pyelilis  and  Pyelonephritis. 

Pericarditis.  Cystitis. 

Endocarditis.  Lymphangeilis. 

Phlebitis.  Adenitis,  nonvenereal. 

Bronchitis,  acute.  Abscess. 

Pneumonia,  croupous.  Furuncle. 

Pleurisy,  acute.  Carbuncle. 

Itysentery,  acute.  Hospital  gangrene. 

Peritonitis,  acute.  Wliitlow. 

II.— DISEASES    OF   NUTRITION,    GENERAL. 

Anemia.  Gout. 

Leucocythemia.  Scurvy. 

Glycosuria.  Other  diseases  of  this  class. 

*  Etiology  not  determined;  probably  due  to  parasitic  infection. 


MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  49 

III.— STRUCTURAL  AND  FUNCTIONAL  DISEASES  OF  ORGANS. 
A.  DISEASES  or  THE  NERVOUS  SYSTEM. 

Alcoholism,  acute.                «*.  Myelitis. 

Alcoholism,  chronic.  Narcotic  poisoning,  acute. 

Delirium  tremens.  Narcotic  poisoning,  chronic  or  drug  habit. 

Apoplexy.  Neuritis. 

Cerebral  congestion.  Neuralgia. 

Chorea.  Neurasthenia. 

Epilepsy.  Nostalgia. 

Insanity.  Paralysis. 

Locomotor  ataxia.  Other  diseases  of  this  class. 

Meningitis. 

B.    DlSEAHKS   OK   THE    DIGESTIVE   SYSTEM. 

Corrosive  and  irritant  poisons,  effects  of.     Diarrhea,  acute. 
Diseases  of  the  salivary  glands  and  ducts.  Diarrhea,  chronic. 
Diseases  of  the  teeth,  ghms,  and  alveoli.     Enteritis. 

Diseases  of  the  mouth  and  tongue.  Appendicitis 

Tonsillitis.  Dysentery,  acute. 

Pharyngitis.  Dysentery,  chronic. 

Peritonitis,  acute.  Hemorrhage,  intestinal. 

Dyspepsia.  Fistula  in ano. 

Gastritis.  Hemorrhoids 

Gastric;  ul<  er  ami  hemorrhage.  Biliary  colic  and  calculi. 

Colic.  Jaundice,  catarrhal. 

Constipation.  Hepatitis. 

Tenia  or  other  intestinal  parasite-.  Hepatic  cirrhosis. 

Cholera  morbus.  Other  diseases  of  this  class. 

C.  DlKKASKS  OK  THE  CIRCULATORY  SYSTEM. 

Angina  pectoris.  Thrombosis  and  embolism. 

Cardiac  irritability.  Aneuri-m. 

Cardiac  degeneration.  Varicose  vein-. 

IViitarditis.  Phlebitis. 

Endocarditis.  Other  diseases  of  this  das-. 
Valvular  disease  and  result-. 

D.  DISEASES  UK  TIIK  RESPIRATORY  ORGANS. 

Larynx,  diseases  of.  Pulmonary  congestion. 

Cory/a.  Pulmonary  hemorrhage. 

Bronchitis,  acute.  Pneumonia,  catarrhal. 

Bronchitis,  chronic.  Pneumonia,  croupous. 

Bronchitis,  capillary.  Pleurisy. 

Emphysema.  Other  diseases  of  this  class. 

Asthma. 

E.  DISEASES  OK  THE  GENITO-URINARY  SYSTEM. 

Pyelitis  and  pyelonephritis.  Prostatitis. 

Nephritis,  acute  parenchymatous.  Prostatic  hypertrophy. 

Nephritis,  chronic  parenchymatous.  Urethral  stricture. 

Renal  cirrhosis.  Balanitis,  nongonorrheal. 

Calculus,  renal.  Paraphimosis. 

Calculus,  vesical.  Phimosis. 

r.v-titis.  Varicocele. 

Enuresis.  Hematocele. 

Retention  of  urine.  Hydrocele. 

Hematuria.  Other  diseases  of  this  class. 


50  MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL    DEPARTMENT^ 

1\  DISEASES  or  THE  LYMPHATIC  SYSTEM  AND  DUCTLESS  GLANDS. 

Adenitis.  Splenic  hypertrophy. 

Lymphangeitis.  Other  diseases  of  this  class. 

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G.  DISEASES  OF  THE  MUSCLES,  BONES,  AND  JOINTS. 

Muscular  contraction.  Arthritis. 

Muscular  rheumatism  and  myalgia.  Arthritis,  chronic  rheumatic. 

Whitlow.  Bunion. 

Osteitis  and  results.  Synovitis. 

Periostitis.  Other  diseases  of  this  class. 

.  H.  DISEASES  OF  THE  INTEGUMENT  AND  SUBCUTANEOUS  CONNECTIVE  TISSUE. 

Corns  and  warts.  Erythemata. 

Ingrowing  nail.  Psoriasis. 

Chilblain.  Prurigo  and  lichen. 

Abscess.  Herpes. 

Furuncle.  Eczema  and  pemphigus. 

Carbuncle.  Impetigo  and  acne. 

Ulcer.  Scabies. 

Hospital  gangrene.  Dermatophyti. 

Dermatitis  from  poisonous  plants.  Other  diseases  of  this  class. 

I.  DISEASES  OF  ORGANS  OF  SPECIAL  SENSE. 

(a)  Diseases  of  the  eye. 

Lids,  diseases  of.  Betinitis. 

Lachrymal  apparatus,  diseases  of.  Snow-blindness. 

Conjunctivitis,  acute.  Asthenopia. 

Conjunctivitis,  chronic.  Cataract. 

Corneitis.  Glaucoma. 

Sclerotitis.  Amaurosis. 

Choroid,  diseases  of.  Night  blindness. 

Iritis.  Other  diseases  of  the  eye. 

(b)  Diseases  of  the  ear. 

Diseases  of  external  ear.  Earache. 

Diseases  of  the  tvnipanum.  Deafness. 

Diseases  of  middle  and  internal  ear. 

(c)  Diseases  of  the  nose. 

Nasal  catarrh,  chronic.  Nasal  polypus. 

Nasal  hemorrhage. 

IV.— ACCIDENTS  AND  INJURIES. 
A.  GENERAL  INJURIES. 

Burns  and  scalds,  general.  Hanging. 

Crushing.  Insolation. 

Drowning.  Lightning. 

Exhaustion  from  fatigue  or  exposure.  Starvation,  exclusive  of  disease. 

Explosion.  Suffocation,  exclusive  of  disease. 

Freezing.  Venomous  bites,  stings,  and  wounds. 


MANUAL    FOK    THE   MEDICAL    DEPARTMENT.  51 

15.  INJURIES  TO  SPECIAL  PARTS. 

Abrasions  and  Misters,  mechanical.  Hernia,  inguinal. 

Burns  and  scalds,  local.  Hernia,  other. 

Compression  of  the  brain.  Orchitis,  from  injury. 

Concussion  of  the  brain.  Strain,  muscular. 

i  'oncus<ion  of  the  spine.  Wounds,  rontiiM-d. 

( 'ontusioiis  aiid  sprains.  Wounds,  incised. 

Dislocations.  Wounds,  lacerated. 

Foreign  bodies,  presence  of.  Wounds,  punctured. 

Fracture,  exclusive  of  gunshot.  Wounds,  gunshot. 

Frostbite.  Secondary  results  of  local  injury. 
Other  local  injuries. 

V.— UNCLASSIFIED. 

Malingering.  Suicide. 

Under    observation,  not     ilia:;-no>rd.         Self-maiming. 

or  unknown.  Judicial  execution. 

Homicide. 

176.  Medical  officers  in  recording  the  causes  of  admission  to 
sick  report  will  make  use  of  this  nomenclature  in  all  cases  for 
which  a  specific  title  is  provided.     Experience  has  shown  that 
it  includes  most  of  the  causes  of  disability  likely  to  occur  in 
army  practice.     In  recording  cases  for  which  a  title  is  not 
specially  provided,  as,  for  instance,  those  which,  in  a  consoli- 
dation of  the  statistics,  would  be  tabulated  under  ' '  Diseases  of 
the  mouth  and  tongue, "  ' '  Diseases  of  the  external  ear, "  etc. ,  or 
thrown  among  "Other  diseases  of  this  class,"  such  terms  will 
be  used  as  will  briefly  and  accurately  describe  the  disease  or 
injury,  while  conforming  as  far  as  possible  to  the  nomenclature 
generally  accepted  by  the  profession.     Medical  officers  will 
report  in  this  way  also  when  the  cases  are  to  be  consolidated 
on  the  classified  list  under  a  generic  term,  as  in  certain  of  the 
diseases  of  the  skin. 

The  organ  or  part  affected  should  be  specified  when  the 
name  of  the  morbid  condition  fails  to  indicate  it,  as  in  paraly- 
sis, aneurism,  ulcer,  herpes,  etc.,  as  also  in  inflammations,  as 
adenitis,  osteitis,  arthritis,  synovitis,  etc.,  and  in  local  in  juries, 
as  abrasions,  burns,  contusions,  dislocations,  etc. 

The  surgical  characteristics  of  wounds,  fractures,  hernias, 
etc. ,  should  be  stated ;  and  in  cases  of  poisoning  the  name  of 
the  poison  should  be  given. 

177.  Cases  of  hernia  suitable  for  an  operation  should  receive 
surgical  treatment.     Operations  for  the  radical  cure  of  hernia 
will  be  performed  by  medical  officers  specially  designated  by 
the  Surgeon  General.     Medical  officers  will  report  cases  of 


52  MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

hernia  considered  favorable  for  operation  to  the  Surgeon  Gen- 
eral. If  the  case  is  considered  unsuitable  for  operation,  the 
fact  will  be  noted  upon  the  certificate  of  disability. 

CERTIFICATES  OF   DISABILITY. 

178.  In  cases  of  discharge  of  enlisted  men  on  surgeon's  cer- 
tificate of  disability,  the  certificate  of  the  surgeon  will  be  filled 
out  in  his  own  handwriting. 

EXAMINATION   OF   RECRUITS. 

(See  A.  B.  841-848.) 

179.  The  minimum  height  of  a  recruit  is  at  present  fixed  at 
five  feet  four  inches  for  all  branches  of  the  service,  although 
recruiting  officers  are  allowed  to  exercise  their  discretion  as  to 
the  enlistment  of  desirable  recruits  (such  as  band  musicians, 
-school-teachers,  tailors,  etc. ) ,  who  may  fall  not  more  than  one- 
fourth  of  an  inch  below  the  minimum  standard  of  height ;  the 
maximum  height  for  the  cavalry  service  is  five  feet  ten  inches ; 
that  for  infantry  and  artillery  is  governed  by  the  maximum  of 
weight,  to  which  should  be  applied  the  rule  for  proportion  in 
height  (see  par.  195). 

180.  The  minimum  weight  for  all  recruits  is  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  pounds,  except  for  the  cavalry,  in  which  enlist- 
ments may  be  made  without  regard  to  a  minimum  weight,  pro- 
vided the  chest  measurement  and  chest  mobility  are  satisfac- 
tory.    The  maximum  for  infantry  and  artillery  is  one  hundred 
and  ninety  pounds ;  for  cavalry  and  light  artillery  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty-five  pounds. 

181.  The  chest  mobility,  i.  e.,  the  difference  between  the 
measurement  at  inspiration  and  expiration,  should  be  at  least 
two  inches  in  men  below  five  feet  seven  inches  in  height,  and 
two  and  one-half  inches  in  those  above  that  height. 

REENLISTMENTS. 

182.  The  recruiting  officer  is  permitted  to  accept  men  desir- 
ing to  reenlist  who  present  themselves  for  that  purpose  within 
the  prescribed  limit  of  time,  notwithstanding  they  may  have 
some  physical  disqualification  which  would  cause  their  rejec- 
tion as  recruits .  Provided,  They  have  no  serious  defect  which 


MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  53 

would  probably  prevent  the  discharge  of  their  duties  as  sol- 
diers. In  all  such  cases  the  defects  and  ftie  fact  that  they 
existed  prior  to  reenlistment  will  be  noted  on  the  soldier's 
enlistment  papers  and  examination  form. 

NOTK. — In  modifying  the  requirements  for  reenlistment,  it  is  the  intention  of  the 
W:ir  I  (enactment  to  provide  for  the  continuance  in  service  of  such  faithful  soldiers 
as  have  incurred  disabilities  during  prior  enlistments  which  probably  will  not  unfit 
them  for  duty  in  the  future;  as,  for  example,  hernia,  which  is  kept  in  place  by 
wearing  a  truss;  piles;  varicose  veins  ;  certain  defects  of  vision,  as  near  or  far  sight ; 
the  loss  of  certain  lingers  or  toes  ;  mutilations  by  gunshot  or  other  wounds,  etc. 

MODE   OF   EXAMINING   A    RECRUIT. 

183.  In  passing  a  recruit  the  examining  officer  is  to  examine 
him  stripped;  to  see  that  he  has  the  free  use  of  his  limbs;  that 
his  chest  is  ample ;  that  his  hearing,  vision,  and  speech  are  per- 
fect ;  that  he  has  no  tumors  or  ulcerated  or  extensively  cica- 
trixed  legs ;  no  rupture  or  chronic  cutaneous  affection ;  that  he 
has  not  received  any  contusion  or  wound  of  the  head  that  may 
impair  his  faculties ;  that  he  is  not  a  drunkard ;  is  not  subject 
to  convulsions,  and  has  no  infectious  or  other  disorder  that 
may  unfit  him  for  military  service.     The  recruit  must  be 
effective,  able-bodi(><l,  sober,  free  from  disease,  and  of  good 
character  and  habits. 

NOTE. — The  leading  characteristics  of  a  good  constitution  are  thus  enumerated 
by  Triplet :  "A  tolerably  just  proportion  between  the  different  parts  of  tin;  trunk 
and  members  ;  a  well-shaped  head,  thick  hair,  a  countenance  expressive  of  health, 
with  a  lively  eye ;  skin  not  too  white,  lips  red,  teeth  white  and  in  good  condition ; 
voice  strong,  skin  firm,  chest  well  formed,  belly  lank,  parts  of  generation  well 
developed,  limbs  muscular,  feet  arched  and  of  moderate  length  ;  hands  large.  The 
gait  should  be  sprightly  and  springy,  speech  prompt  and  clear,  and  manner  cheer- 
ful. All  lank,  slight,  puny  men,  with  contracted  figures,  whose  development  is,  as 
it  were,  arrested,  should  be  set  aside.  The  reverse  of  the  characteristics  of  a  good 
constitution  will  indicate  infirm  health  or  a  weakly  habit  of  body  ;  loose,  flabby, 
white  skin  ;  long,  cylindrical  neck  ;  long,  flat  feet ;  very  fair  complexion  ;  fine  hair  ; 
wan,  sallow  countenance,"  etc. 

184.  The   room  in  which  the  examination    is  conducted 
should  be  well  lighted  and  large  enough  for  the  men  to  exer- 
cise in  walking,  running,  and  jumping,  as  every  organ  directly 
concerned  in  locomotion  should  be  subjected  to  inspection. 
Only  those  persons  who  are  absolutely  required  should  be 
present  at  the  examination. 


54  MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

185.  The  person  of  the  recruit  should  be  washed  with  soap 
and  water  before  lie  is  presented  for  inspection.  It  is  not, 
however,  believed  to  be  good  policy  to  enlist  men  who,  though 
able-bodied  and  intelligent,  appear  at  recruiting  stations  in 
ragged  or  filthy  dress,  as  the  chances  are  such  men  are  tramps 
and  vagabonds  and  will  not  make  good  soldiers.  Men  who, 
though  attired  in  clean  and  respectable  clothing,  are  found  to 
be  filthy  in  their  person,  should  be  promptly  rejected  for  like 


1 86.  Thoroughness  in  the  preliminary  examination  is  assured 
by  a  methodical  inquiry  into  the  family  and  personal  history  of 
the  applicant,  whose  replies  should  be  recorded  at  the  time. 
For  this  purpose  a  printed  form  is  furnished  by  the  Adjutant 
General  (form  for  the  physical  examination  of  a  recruit). 
The  form  also  serves  as  evidence,  should  the  recruit  allege  un- 
fitness  from  a  defect  that  is  feigned,  or  be  subsequently  found 
unfitted  for  duty  on  account  of  one  which  has  been  concealed. 

187.  The  questions  prescribed  in  this  form  are  intended 
simply  as  the  guide  to  a  careful  and  searching  examination 
into  the  physical  history  of  the  apjriicant  for  enlistment.     If 
his  replies  suggest  the  existence  of  any  infirmity  or  defect, 
special  inquiry  should  be  made  concerning  it,  in  order  that  the 
most  complete  information  may  be  elicited.     The  questions, 
and  any  others  necessary  to  develop  his  fitness  for  the  duties 
of  a  soldier,  should  be  asked  and  the  man's  replies  recorded, 
by  the  recruiting  officer,  before  he  is  stripped,  after  which  the 
examination  is  proceeded  with. 

188.  If  there  is  a  medical  officer  he  will  make  and  record 
the  physical  examination.     Otherwise,  the  recruiting  officer 
will  perform  this  duty.     In  the  latter  event  the  form  will 
remain  with  or  follow  the  recruit  until  he  has  undergone 
examination  by  a  medical  officer  or  a  civilian  physician,  who 
will  note  the  same  upon  the  front  fold.     It  will  then  be  for- 
warded without  delay  to  the  Surgeon  General,  except  as  pro- 
vided in  paragraphs  844  and  847,  A.  R. ,  and  in  the  following 
paragraphs : 


MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  55 

189.  If  the  civilian  physician  at  a  recruiting  station  finds  a 
recruit  to  be  disqualified  for  the  service,  the  examination  form, 
with  a  certificate  of  disability  (A.  R.  154),  signed  by  the  phy- 
sician and  the  recruiting  officer,  will  be  forwarded  by  the 
recruiting  officer  direct  to  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army, 
with  full  report  of  the  facts,  and  the  officer's  opinion  as  to 
whether  or  not  fraud  was  practiced  by  the  recruit  to  secure 
his  enlistment. 

190.  Each  peculiarity  or  deviation  from  the  normal  standard 
is  to  be  noted  on  the  form  for  the  physical  examination  of  a 
recruit. 

191.  If  a  careful  inspection  is  made  and  a  defect  is  noted, 
which  is  not  considered  by  the  officer  making  the  examination 
to  be  disqualif ying,  he  is  relieved  from  responsibility ;  but  if 
he  passes  a  recruit  who  has  a  serious  defect,  which  is  discerni- 
ble by  an  ordinary  layman,  and  enlists  the  man  without  noting 
the  defect  upon  the  examination  form  and  the  enlistment  paper, 
it  evidences  neglect  in  the  examination. 

192.  Before  recruits  leave  the  station  for  the  rendezvous  or 
post  they  should  be  carefully  reexamined  and  a  statement  to 
that  effect  made  011  the  form,  with  a  note  descriptive  of  any 
defect  which  may  have  been  discovered  or  contracted  since 
the  enlistment. 

193.  A  completed  examination  form  is  required  for  file  in 
the  office  of  the  Surgeon  General  in  the  case  of  every  soldier 
who  completes  enlistment  or  reenlistment  by  taking  the  oath 
(including  scouts  and  Indians) .     In  the  case  of  applicants  who 
do  not  take  the  oath  it  may  be  destroyed  after  it  has  served  its 
purpose  in  the  conduct  of  the  examination. 

194.  As  Indian  scouts  are  now  enlisted  for  three  years  they 
will  undergo  the  same  physical  examination  as  other  enlisted 
men.     The  examination  form  will  be  used  for  this  purpose, 
and,  when  filled  up  and  completed,  will  be  forwarded  to  the 
Surgeon  General. 


56 


MANUAL   FOR   THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 


195.  The  following  table  is  given  for  convenience  of  refer- 
ence: 

Table  of  Physical  Proportions  for  Height,  Weight,  and  Chest  Measurement, 


i 

CHEST    MEASUREMENT 

Heifrht 

'Wei0'  lit 

Atexpiration.     Mobility. 

Feet. 

Inches. 

Pounds. 

Inches.        I      Inches. 

&& 

64 

128 

32 

2 

BA 

65 

130 

32 

2 

5T%                66 

132 

32^ 

2 

5& 

67 

134 

33 

2 

&A 

68 

141 

33^ 

2^ 

5& 

69 

148 

33% 

2K 

5}§ 

70 

155 

34 

2M 

5H 

71 

162 

34^ 

2K 

6 

72 

169 

34% 

3 

*& 

73 

176 

35J4 

3 

196.  It  is  not  necessary  that  the  applicant  should  conform 
exactly  to  the  figures  indicated  above,  a  variation  of  a  few 
pounds  from  either  side  of  the  standard  in  the  minimum  and 
maximum  weights  and  of  a  fraction  of  an  inch  in  chest  meas- 
urement being  permissible  if  the  applicant  is  otherwise  in 
good  health  and  desirable  as  a  recruit.     The  table  is  given  to 
show  what  is  regarded  as  a  fair  proportion,  but  the  weight  must 
be  at  least  125  pounds,  except  for  cavalry,  or  when  less  is  espe- 
cially authorized  by  the  Adjutant  General. 

EXAMINATION   OF   CADETS  AND   CADET  CANDIDATES. 

197.  A  deviation  from  the  table  of  physical  proportions  may 
be  made  in  the  examination  of  candidates  for  admission  to 
the  United  States  Military  Academy,  and  for  members  of  the 
graduating  class,  whenever  this  is  deemed  necessary  by  the 
Medical  Examining  Board. 

198.  Medical  officers  will  be  guided  by  the  following  instruc- 
tions in  examining  candidates  for  admission  to  the  United 
States  Military  Academy : 

(a)  Hearing  must  be  normal  in  both  ears. 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 


(b)  Vision,  as  determined  by  the  official  test  types,  must  not 
fall  below  ^f  in  either  eye,  and  not  below  f  J,  unless  it  can  be 
made  normal  by  proper  glasses. 

(c)  Color-blindness  is  not  a  cause  for  rejection,  but  must  be 
noted  upon  the  form  for  physical  examination,  and  the  appli- 
cant so  informed. 

(d)  Accepted  candidates,  if  between  seventeen  and  eighteen 
years  of  age,  should  not  fall  below  five  feet  one  inch  in  height 
and  one  hundred  pounds  weight;  if  between  eighteen  and 
nineteen  years,  five  feet  two  inches  in  height  and  one  hundred 
and  five  pounds  in  weight;  if  over  nineteen  and  less  than 
twenty  years  of  age,  five  feet  three  inches  in  height,  and  one 
hundred  and  ten  pounds  in  weight. 

(e)  The  weight,  and  chest  measurement  at  expiration,  should 
not  fall  materially  below  the  following  standard,  which,  how- 
ever, is  not  to  be  considered  as  absolute,  and  should  not  be 
strictly  adhered  to  in  the  case  of  active  boys  who  are  less  than 
18  years  of  age : 


Bright. 

Weight. 

Chest  iiien-iire- 
ment  at 
expiration. 

6  feet  1  inch 

ftnmdc. 

112 

Illl'll,   S 

29 

5  feet  2  inches              _            

114 

29K 

5  feet  3  inches 

116 

30 

.">  feet  4  inches 

118 

30% 

">  lVet  5  inches    

120 

31 

5  feet  (i  inches 

122 

31K 

">  feet  7  inches      

124 

31% 

5  feet  8  inches 

128 

32 

5  feet  9  inches             

132 

32% 

5  feet  10  inches 

136 

32>2 

5  feet  11  inches   _  _ 

14  "2 

32% 

6  feet 

148 

33 

(/)  Candidates  will  be  carefully  examined,  while  stripped, 
by  the  methods  prescribed  for  the  examination  of  recruits,  and 
will  be  rejected  for  any  mental  or  physical  defect  which  would 
constitute  a  cause  of  rejection  in  the  case  of  a  recruit,  or  for 
any  apparent  feebleness  of  constitution  or  cachexia. 


58  MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

(g)  The  result  of  the  physical  examination  in  each  case, 
whether  accepted  or  rejected,  will  be  recorded  on  the  blank 
form  furnished  by  the  Adjutant  General  for  this  purpose  and 
forwarded  to  the  Surgeon  General. 

OUTLINE-FIGURE   CARDS. 

199.  A  record  of  the  marks  upon  the  person  of  the  accepted 
recruit  will  be  made  upon  an  outline -figure  card ;  the  blanks 
will  be  furnished  by  the  Adjutant  General. 

200.  A  card  is  required  for  every  soldier  who  completes 
enlistment  by  taking  .the  oath,  except  scouts  and  Indians, 
whether  enlisting  for  the  first  time  or  not,  and  whether  for 
the  line  or  one  of  the  staff  departments.     The  card  should  not 
be  forwarded  until  the  recruit  is  sworn  in,  and  should  then 
immediately,  upon  completion,  be  sent  direct  to  the  Surgeon 
General.     No  letter  of  transmittal  is  required. 

201.  For  enlistments  made  at  military  posts  the  card  will 
be  prepared  and  forwarded  by  the  medical  officer  or  the  civil- 
ian physician  making  the  medical  examination.     For  enlist- 
ments made  at  other  recruiting  stations  by  the  medical  officer, 
if  there  is  one;  otherwise,  as  follows:  (1)  When  the  recruit  is 
sent  direct  to  rendezvous  or  post  by  the  medical  officer  who 
examines  the  recruit  upon  his  arrival  there ;  (2)  when,  before 
joining  rendezvous  or  regiment  the  recruit  is  discharged,  is 
allowed  a  furlough,  or  is  assigned  to  duty  at  the  recruiting 
station  by  the  enlisting  officer. 

202.  All  indelible  or  permanent  marks  of  whatsoever  char- 
acter upon  the  person  of  the  recruit,  whether  peculiar  in 
themselves  or  not,  should  be  recorded  on  the  cards,  viz :  Scars, 
(including  vaccination  marks),  moles,  birthmarks  and  pigmen- 
tations, circumcisions,  amputations  or  other  losses  of  joints 
of  fingers  or  toes,  tattoo  marks,  the  absence  of  teeth  (desig- 
nating those  that  are  absent) ,  and  malformations  or  deviations 
from  the  normal  standard  of  any  part  of  the  person.     It  is 
not,  however,  desired  that  the  cards  shall  be  encumbered  with 
the  record  of  trifling  and  valueless  marks  minute  in  size,  when 
better  marks  are  found  in  sufficient  number. 


MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  59 

203.  A  careful  and  systematic  search  of  the  body  should  be 
made,  front  and  rear,  on  each  side  of  the  median  line,  sepa- 
rately, commencing  at  the  scalp  and  ending  at  the  foot.     The 
marks  found  will  be  recorded  and  described  as  indicated  in 
paragraphs  207,  208,  and  209. 

204.  Cards  showing  less  than  five  marks  (in  addition  to  vac- 
cination scars,  tattooings,  loss  of  teeth,  and  deformities)  can  not 
be  relied  upon  in  the  effort  to  discover  identity  or  to  establish 
it  in  suspected  cases.     Experience  shows  that  as  many  as  ten 
to  fifteen  marks  may  usually  be  found. 

205.  If  no  mark  be  found  upon  the  recruit,  the  fact  should 
!)<•  stated  upon  both  the  front  and  back  of  the  card;  likewise, 
if  marks  are  found  upon  the  front  and  none  upon  the  rear  or 
vice  versa,  the  entry  "no  marks"  should  be  made  upon  the 
appropriate  side  of  the  card. 

206.  The  location  of  the  mark  and  its  characteristics,  such 
as  form  and  direction,  up<  m  the  person  of  the  recruit,  should  be 
indicated  upon  the  corresp*  mding  part  of  the  figure,  and  a  solid 
line  should  be  drawn  therefrom  to  the  description  in  terms 
upon  the  fly  leaf  opposite.     When  this  description  is  common 
t  o  a  number  of  marks  it  need  not  be  repeated  for  each  one,  but 
the  lines  may  converge  to  it.     Care  should  be  taken,  however, 
in  grouping  the  descriptions  on  the  card,  that  its  legibility  and 
clearness  are  not  impaired ;  lines,  for  instance,  should  not  cross 
each  other  when  it  can  conveniently  be  avoided. 

207.  The  following  details  are  called  for  in  the  description 
of  marks  and  scars,  etc. ,  on  the  person  of  the  recruit : 

(a)  In  the  case  of  scars :  (1)  Their  form  or  shape — rectilinear, 
curvilinear,     undulating,     oval,     circular,     oblong,    square, 
V-shaped,  L-shaped,  T-shaped,  etc. ;    (2)  their  inclination- 
horizontal,  oblique,  vertical;  if  curved,  the  direction  of  the 
concavity;    (3)   their  approximate  size  in  inches;    (4)  their 
character — recent,    faint,   conspicuous,  purple,  puckered,  or 
any  other  noteworthy  feature;  (5)  their  cause,  if  known — 
cuts,  boils,  burns,  etc. 

(b)  When  scars  are  small  and  numerous,  a  description  of  one 
may  be  given,  followed  by  the  words  ' '  and  many  others ;  "  or 
the  record  may  stand  "numerous  small  scars." 


60  MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

(c)  In  the  case  of  moles  their  approximate  size  in  fractional 
parts  of  an  inch,  and  whether  raised,  flat,  hairy,  or  hairless. 
When  too  small  for  ordinary  measurement,  however,  the  entry 
P.  m.  for  pinhead  mole  will  be  sufficient. 

(d)  In  the  case  of  birthmarks,  their  approximate  size,  shape, 
color,  and  other  noteworthy  features  should  be  recorded. 

(e)  Tattoo  marks  should  invariably  be  noted,  and  in  their 
description  words  should  be  designated  as  such,  and  letters  and 
numerals  should  be  legibly  recorded.     Appropriate  details  of 
costume,  posture,  relationship  to  other  devices,  etc.,  should 
be  given  in  the  case  of  tattooed  representations  of  men  and 
women — e.   g.,  Irishman  in  knee  breeches,  swallow-tail  coat 
and  high  hat,  pipe  in  hatband,  dancing,  twirling  shillalah  i  n 
right  hand.     Boy  astride  of  spread  eagle,  U.  S.  flag  in  uplifted 
left  hand,  words  "Young  America"  below.     In  the  case  of 
devices  composed  of  two  or  more  figures  the  component  figures 
should  be  fully  described. 

(/)  When  the  tattoed  design  is  indecent  or  obscene  it  is  a 
cause  for  rejection,  but  the  applicant  should  be  given  an  oppor- 
tunity to  alter  the  design,  in  which  event  he  may,  if  otherwise 
qualified,  be  accepted. 

(g)  Amputations  and  losses  of  parts  of  fingers  and  toes  should 
be  noted,  specifying  with  care  the  particular  member  injured 
and  how  much  of  it  is  gone. 

208.  The  following  abbreviations  are  authorized,  and  will 
be  understood  in  the  sense  indicated,  viz : 

R.  h.  m.  %  for  raised  hairy  mole  %  iricn  *n  diameter. 

R.  s.  m.  ~%  for  raised  smooth  (hairless)  mole  ]/$  inch  in  diameter. 

F.  h.  m.  %  for  flat  hairy  mole  %  inch  in  diameter. 

F.  s.  m.  3/4  for  flat  smooth  mole  %  inch  in  diameter. 

P.  m.  for  all  moles  ^  inch  in  diameter  or  less. 

L.  s.  1  "  for  linear  scar  1  inch  long. 

0.  d.  s.  2  "  x  %  "  for  oval  depressed  scar  2  by  %  inch. 

C.  p.  s.  %  "  d.  for  circular  pitted  scar  %  inch  in  diameter. 

V.  1  "  x  %  "  for  vaccination  scar  1  x  %  inch. 

Var.  for  varicocele  or  varicose  veins. 

209.  (a)  When  the  record  of  marks  is  completed,  the  color  of 
hair  and  eyes  should  be  recorded.     Between  the  extremes  of 


MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  61 

flax-colored  and  black  hair  all  shades  of  brown  are  found.     The 
scale  may  be  given  as  follows : 

Flax-color.  Dark  brown. 

Light  brown.  Black. 

Of  red  hair  as  follu\\  -  :  Of  gray  hair,  as  follows: 

Brick  n-il.  Dark  gray. 

Sandy  red.  Light  gray,  approaching  white. 

Auburn  (reddish  brown).  Iron  gray  (mixed). 

(b)  In  determining  the  color  of  the  eyes,  medical  and  recruit- 
ing officers  will  make  use  of  the  standard  eye  colors  issued  by 
the  Surgeon  General.  The  number  of  the  standard  eye  color 
which  most  nearly  corresponds  with  the  eyes  under  examina- 
tion will  be  recorded,  as— brown  1st,  2d,  etc. ;  blue  7th,  8th,  etc. 
Note  should  also  be  made  if  the  color  is  not  the  same  in  both 
eyes ;  if  there  is  any  peculiarity  of  pigmentation,  as  the  presence 
of  black  or  red  spots  in  the  general  color ;  and  also  if  there  is 
any  deviation  from  the  normal  circular  form  of  the  pupils. 

210.  As  the  height  is  relied  upon  as  a  basis  in  comparing 
the  cards  of  recruits  with  the  classified  descriptions  of  former 
soldiers,  and  as  this  measurement  may  to  a  considerable  degree 
be  affected  by  deception  on  the  part  of  the  subject,  great  care 
in  ascertaining  it  is  specially  enjoined. 

211.  In  the  lower  left-hand  corner  of  the  card  will  be  noted 
the  station  where  it  is  prepared  and  the  date  of  preparation. 

212.  The  entries  on  the  cards  will  be  made  with  durable 
black  ink,  and  not  with  copying  ink. 

213.  Outline-figure  cards  are  required  also  for  soldiers  dis- 
charged dishonorably  or  without  honor.     This  record  will  be 
made  from  an  examination  of  the  man  immediately  prior  to  dis- 
charge (unless  the  discharge  is  followed  by  a  period  of  confine- 
ment at  a  military  post) ;  it  will  show  the  date  and  place  of 
enlistment  as  in  the  case  of  recruit  cards,  and  will  cite  the 
order  for  the  discharge  and  the  date  upon  which  it  is  to  take 
effect.     When  the  dishonorable  discharge  is  followed  by  a 
period  of  confinement  at  a  military  post,  the  card  should  be 
prepared  about  two  weeks  prior  to  the  release  of  the  prisoner ; 
and  in  addition  to  the  data  above  required,  note  should  be 


62 


MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


made  of  the  probable  date  of  release.  The  card  in  these  cases 
will  immediately  upon  completion  be  forwarded  to  the  Sur- 
geon General.  No  letter  of  transmittal  is  required. 

ARTIFICIAL  LIMBS. 

214.  Application  for  an  artificial  limb  or  for  its  commuted 
value  should  be  made  "by  the  claimant  direct  to  the  Surgeon 
General,  War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C. 


BLANK  FORMS, 

(See  A.  R.  1552.) 

215.  The  following  blank  forms  are  issued  for  the  use  of  the 
Medical  Department.  Requisitions  will  always  be  made  for 
one  year's  supply,  and  the  required  number  of  each  blank  will 

T)o  stated : 


Form 

No. 


1 
2 
3 
4 

5 

6 
7 
8 
9 

1O 
11 
13 
13 
14 

15 
16 
1  7 
18 
19 
2O 
31 


Invoice  of  funds. 

Receipt  for  funds. 

Account  of  funds  received. 

Voucher  to  abstract  of  disbursements,  articles  purchased,  or  services 

performed. 

Voucher  for  property  received  by  purchase. 
Voucher  pay  roll  of  persons  employed. 
Abstract  of  disbursements. 
Account  current. 

Account  of  sales  at  public  auction  of  medical  supplies. 
Invoice  of  medical  property  sold  at  public  auction. 
Abstract  of  medical  property  received  by  purchase. 

Abstract  of  medical  property  issued,  sold,  etc.  1  Issued  to  medical 

Abstract  of  medical  property  received  from  officers.    }•       supply  depots 
Return   of  medical  property  received,  issued,  and  j        only. 

remaining  on  hand.  at  medical  ^upply  depot. 
Requisition  for  medical  supplies. 
Special  requisition  for  medical  supplies. 
Packer's  list  of  medical  supplies. 
Invoice  of  medical  supplies,  large  and  small. 
Receipt  for  medical  supplies,  large  and  small. 
Return  of  medical  property,  with  additional  leaves. 
Voucher  to  abstract  of  disbursements  (bill  for  medical  attendance). 
Voucher  to  abstract  of  disbursements  (medicines  furnished  on  prescrip- 

tion). 


^ 
1  Is 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 


63 


Form 
No. 


23 
24 
25 
2G 
27 
28 
29 
3O 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 
40 


Contract  for  medical  supplies. 

Bond  for  fulfillment  of  contract. 

Report  of  sick  and  wounded,  sheet  1  ;md  sheet  2. 

Transfer  book. 

List  of  patients  suffering  from  epidemic  diseases. 

Special  diet  table. 

Meteorological  register. 

Monthly  report  of  physical  examination  of  recruits. 

Return  of  medical  officers. 

Return  of  the  hospital  corps. 

Record  of  variations  of  ti-mperature. 

Statement  of  the  ice  fund. 

Statement  of  the  hospital  fund  and  return  of  durable  property. 

Requisition  for  blank  forms. 

Rej)ort  of  record  book-. 

Application  for  transfer  to  the  hospital  corps. 

KeiH>rt  of  pa\ments  made  on  account  of  purchases  and  services. 

Diagram  of  areas  of  physical  siirii-. 

I:K.<  nun   BOOKS,  RO. 

Deaths  and  interment-. 

Information-slip  book. 

Information-slip  book  of  deserters. 

L«'tter-pre-s  book. 

Medical  history  of  post  (with  printed  headings),  No.  1. 

Medical  history  of  post,  No.  2. 

Morning-report  book. 

Meteorological  register. 

Order  and  letter  tjook. 

i  of  patients. 

K-  -i-ter  of  the  hospital  fund  and  return  of  durable  property, 
Register  of  physical  examination  of  recruits. 
Register  of  the  hospital  corps. 
Mailing  tubes. 


GENEVA   CONVENTION. 


216.  I. — The  convention  between  the  United  States,  Baden, 
Switzerland,  Belgium,  Denmark,  Spain,  France,  Hesse,  Italy, 
Netherlands,  Portugal,  Prussia,  Wurtemberg,  Sweden,  Greece, 
Great  Britain,  Mecklenburg-Schwerin,  Turkey,  Bavaria,  Aus- 
tria, Russia,  Persia,  Roumania,  Salvador,  Montenegro,  Servia, 


64  MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

Bolivia,  Chili,  Argentine  Republic,  Peru,  and  Japan ;  with  addi- 
tional articles :  For  the  amelioration  of  the  wounded  in  armies 
in  the  field;  concluded  August  22,  1864;  acceded  to  by  the 
President  March  1,  1882;  accession  concurred  in  by  the  Senate 
March  16,  1882 ;  proclaimed  as  to  the  original  convention,  but 
with  reserve  as  to  the  additional  articles,  July  26,  1882;  com- 
monly known  as  the  Geneva  Convention,  is  as  follows : 

ORIGINAL   CONVENTION. 

ARTICLE  I.  Ambulances  and  military  hospitals  shall  be  ac- 
knowledged to  be  neuter,  and  as  such,  shall  be  protected  and 
respected  by  belligerents  so  long  as  any  sick  or  wounded  may 
be  therein. 

Such  neutrality  shall  cease  if  the  ambulances  or  hospitals 
should  be  held  by  a  military  force. 

ART.  II.  Persons  employed  in  hospitals  and  ambulances,  com- 
prising the  staff  for  superintendence,  medical  service,  adminis- 
tration, transport  of  wounded,  as  well  as  chaplains,  shall  par- 
ticipate in  the  benefit  of  neutrality,  whilst  so  employed,  and  so 
long  as  there  remain  any  wounded  to  bring  in  or  to  succor. 

ART.  III.  The  persons  designated  in  the  preceding  article 
may,  even  after  occupation  by  the  enemy,  continue  to  fulfill 
their  duties  in  the  hospital  or  ambulance  which  they  serve,  or 
may  withdraw  in  order  to  rejoin  the  corps  to  which  they  belong. 

Under  such  circumstances,  when  these  persons  shall  cease 
from  their  functions,  they  shall  be  delivered  by  the  occupying 
army  to  the  outposts  of  the  enemy. 

ART.  IV.  As  the  equipment  of  military  hospitals  remains 
subject  to  the  laws  of  war,  persons  attached  to  such  hospitals 
can  not,  in  withdrawing,  carry  away  any  articles  but  such  as 
are  their  private  property. 

Under  the  same  circumstances  an  ambulance  shall;  on  the 
contrary,  retain  its  equipment. 

ART.  V.  Inhabitants  of  the  country  who  may  bring  help  to 
the  wounded  shall  be  respected,  and  shall  remain  free.  The 
generals  of  the  belligerent  powers  shall  make  it  their  care  to 
inform  the  inhabitants  of  the  appeal  addressed  to  their  human- 
ity, and  of  the  neutrality  which  will  be  the  consequence  of  it. 


MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  65 

Any  wounded  man  entertained  and  taken  care  of  in  a  house 
shall  be  considered  as  a  protection  thereto.  Any  inhabitant 
who  shall  have  entertained  wounded  men  in  his  house  shall  be 
exempted  from  the  quartering  of  troops,  as  well  as  from  a  part 
of  the  contributions  of  war  which  may  be  imposed. 

ART.  VI.  Wounded  or  sick  soldiers  shall  be  entertained  and 
taken  care  of,  to  whatever  nation  they  may  belong. 

Commanders  in  chief  shall  have  the  power  to  deliver  imme- 
diately to  the  outposts  of  the  enemy  soldiers  who  have  been 
wounded  in  an  engagement,  when  circumstances  permit  this 
to  be  done,  and  with  the  consent  of  both  parties. 

Those  who  are  recognized,  after  their  wounds  are  healed,  as 
incapable  of  serving,  shall  be  sent  back  to  their  country. 

The  others  may  also  be  sent  back,  on  condition  of  not  again 
bearing  arms  during  the  continuance  of  the  war. 

Evacuations,  together  with  the  persons  under  whose  direc- 
tions they  take  place,  shall  be  protected  by  an  absolute  neu- 
trality. 

ART.  VII.  A  distinctive  and  uniform  flag  shall  be  adopted 
for  hospitals,  ambulances,  and  evacuations.  It  must,  on  every 
occasion,  be  accompanied  by  the  national  flag.  An  arm  badge 
(brassard)  shall  also  be  allowed  for  individuals  neutralized, 
but  the  delivery  thereof  shall  be  left  to  military  authority. 

The  flag  and  the  arm  badge  shall  bear  a  red  cross  on  a  white 
ground. 

ART.  VIII.  The  details  of  execution  of  the  present  conven- 
tion shall  be  regulated  by  the  commanders  in  chief  of  belliger- 
ent armies,  according  to  the  instructions  of  their  respective 
governments,  and  in  conformity  with  the  general  principles 
laid  down  in  this  convention. 

ADDITIONAL  ARTICLES. 

ARTICLE  I.  The  persons  designated  in  Article  II  of  the  Con- 
vention shall,  after  the  occupation  by  the  enemy,  continue  to 
fulfill  their  duties,  according  to  their  wants,  to  the  sick  and 
wounded  in  the  ambulance  or  the  hospital  which  they  serve. 
When  they  request  to  withdraw,  the  commander  of  the  occu- 
pying troops  shall  fix  the  time  of  .departure,  which  he  shall 


66  MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

only  be  allowed  to  delay  for  a  short  time  in  case  of  military 
necessity. 

ART.  II.  Arrangements  will  have  to  be  made  by  the  bellig- 
erent powers  to  insure  to  the  neutralized  person,  fallen  into 
the  hands  of  the  army  of  the  enemy,  the  entire  enjoyment  of 
his  salary. 

ART.  III.  Under  the  conditions  provided  for  in  Articles  I 
and  IV  of  the  Convention,  the  name  '•  ambulance"  applies  to 
field  hospitals  and  other  temporary  establishments,  which  fol- 
low the  troops  on  the  field  of  battle  to  receive  the  sick  and 
wounded. 

ART.  IV.  In  conformity  with  the  spirit  of  Article  V  of  the 
Convention,  and  to  the  reservations  contained  in  the  protocol 
of  1864,  it  is  explained  that  for  the  appointment  of  the  charges 
relative  to  the  quartering  of  troops,  and  of  the  contributions 
of  war,  account  only  shall  be  taken  in  an  equitable  manner  of 
the  charitable  zeal  displayed  by  the  inhabitants. 

ART.  V.  In  addition  to  Article  VI  of  the  Convention,  it  is 
stipulated  that,  with  the  reservation  of  officers  whose  detention 
might  be  important  to  the  fate  of  arms  and  within  the  limits 
fixed  by  the  second  paragraph  of  that  article,  the  wounded 
fallen  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy  shall  be  sent  back  to  their 
country,  after  they  are  cured,  or  sooner  if  possible,  on  condi- 
tion, nevertheless,  of  not  again  bearing  arms  during  the  con- 
tinuance of  the  war. 

[Articles  concerning  the  Marine.] 

ART.  VI.  The  boats  which,  at  their  own  risk  and  peril,  dur- 
ing and  after  an  engagement  pick  up  the  shipwrecked  or 
wounded,  or  which  having  picked  them  up,  convey  them  on 
board  a  neutral  or  hospital  ship,  shall  enjoy,  until  the  accom- 
plishment of  their  mission,  the  character  of  neutrality,  as  far 
as  the  circumstances  of  the  engagement  and  the  position  of 
the  ships  engaged  will  permit. 

The  appreciation  of  these  circumstances  is  intrusted  to  the 
humanity  of  all  the  combatants.  The  wrecked  and  wounded 
thus  picked  up  and  saved  must  not  serve  again  during  the 
continuance  of  the  war. 


MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  67 

ART.  VII.  The  religious,  medical,  and  hospital  staff  of  any 
captured  vessel  are  declared  neutral,  and,  on  leaving  the  ship, 
may  remove  the  articles  and  surgical  instruments  which  are 
their  private  property. 

ART.  VIII.  The  staff  designated  in  the  preceding  article  must 
continue  to  fulfill  their  functions  in  the  captured  ship,  assist- 
ing in  the  removal  of  the  wounded  made  by  the  victorious 
party ;  they  will  then  be  at  liberty  to  return  to  their  country, 
in  conformity  with  the  second  paragraph  of  the  first  addi- 
tional article. 

The  stipulations  of  the  second  additional  article  are  appli- 
cable to  the  pay  and  allowance  of  the  staff. 

ART.  IX.  The  military  hospital  ships  remain  under  martial 
law  in  all  that  concerns  their  stores ;  they  become  the  property 
of  the  captor,  but  the  latter  must  not  divert  them  from  their 
special  appropriation  during  the  continuance  of  the  war. 

ART.  X.  Any  merchant  ship,  to  whatever  nation  she  may 
belong,  charged  exclusively  with  removal  of  sick  and  wounded, 
is  protected  by  neutrality ;  but  the  mere  fact,  noted  on  the  ship's 
books,  of  the  vessel  having  been  visited  by  an  enemy's  cruiser, 
renders  the  sick  and  wounded  incapable  of  serving  during  the 
continuance  of  the  war.  The  cruiser  shall  even  have  the  right 
of  putting  on  board  an  officer  in  order  to  accompany  the  con- 
voy, and  thus  verify  the  good  faith  of  the  operation. 

If  the  merchant  ship  also  carries  a  cargo,  her  neutrality  will 
still  protect  it,  provided  that  such  cargo  is  not  of  a  nature  to 
be  confiscated  by  the  belligerents. 

The  belligerents  retain  the  right  to  interdict  neutralized  ves- 
sels from  all  communication,  and  from  any  course  which  they 
may  deem  prejudicial  to  the  secrecy  of  their  operations.  In 
urgent  cases  special  conventions  may  be  entered  into  between 
commanders  in  chief,  in  order  to  neutralize  temporarily  and  in 
a  special  manner  the  vessels  intended  for  the  removal  of  the 
sick  and  wounded. 

ART.  XI.  Wounded  or  sick  sailors  and  soldiers,  when  em- 
barked, to  whatever  nation  they  may  belong,  shall  be  protected 
and  taken  care  of  by  their  captors. 


68  MANUAL   FOR   THE   MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 

Their  return  to  their  own  country  is  subject  to  the  provisions 
of  Article  VI  of  the  Convention,  and  of  the  additional  Article  V. 

ART.  XII.  The  distinctive  flag  to  be  used  with  the  national 
flag,  in  order  to  indicate  any  vessel  or  boat  which  may  claim 
the  benefits  of  neutrality,  in  virtue  of  the  principles  of  this 
Convention,  is  a  white  flag  with  a  red  cross.  The  belligerents 
may  exercise  in  this  respect  any  mode  of  verification  which 
they  may  deem  necessary. 

Military  hospital  ships  shall  be  distinguished  by  being  painted 
white  outside,  with  green  strake. 

ART.  XIII.  The  hospital  ships  which  are  equipped  at  the 
expense  of  the  aid  societies,  recognized  by  the  governments 
signing  this  Convention,'  and  which  are  furnished  with  a  com- 
mission emanating  from  the  sovereign,  who  shall  have  given 
express  authority  for  their  being  fitted  out,  and  with  a  certifi- 
cate from  the  proper  naval  authority  that  they  have  been  placed 
under  his  control  during  their  fitting  out  and  on  their  final 
departure,  and  that  they  were  then  appropriated  solely  to  the 
purpose  of  their  mission,  shall  be  considered  neutral,  as  well 
as  the  whole  of  their  staff.  They  shall  be  recognized  and  pro- 
tected by  the  belligerents. 

They  shall  make  themselves  known  by  hoisting,  together 
with  their  national  flag,  the  white  flag  with  a  red  cross.  The 
distinctive  mark  of  their  staff,  while  performing  their  duties, 
shall  be  an  armlet  of  the  same  colors.  The  outer  painting  of 
these  hospital  ships  shall  be  white,  with  red  strake. 

These  ships  shall  bear  aid  and  assistance  to  the  wounded 
and  wrecked  belligerents,  without  distinction  of  nationality. 

They  must  take  care  not  to  interfere  in  any  way  with  the 
movements  of  the  combatants.  During  and  after  the  battle 
they  must  do  their  duty  at  their  own  risk  and  peril. 

The  belligerents  shall  have  the  right  of  controlling  and  visit- 
ing them ;  they  will  be  at  liberty  to  refuse  their  assistance,  to 
order  them  to  depart,  and  to  detain  them  if  the  exigencies  of 
the  case  require  such  a  step. 

The  wounded  and  wrecked  picked  up  by  these  ships  can  not 
be  reclaimed  by  either  of  the  combatants,  and  they  will  be 
required  not  to  serve  during  the  continuance  of  the  war. 


MANUAL   FOR  THE   MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


69 


ART.  XIV.  In  naval  wars  any  strong  presumption  that 
either  belligerent  takes  advantage  of  the  benefits  of  neutrality, 
with  any  other  view  than  the  interest  of  the  sick  and  wounded, 
gives  to  the  other  belligerent,  until  proof  to  the  contrary,  the 
right  of  suspending  the  Convention,  as  regards  such  belligerent. 

Should  this  presumption  become  a  certainty,  notice  may  be 
given  to  such  belligerent  that  the  Convention  is  suspended 
with  regard  to  him  during  the  whole  continuance  of  the  war. 

ART.  XV.  The  present  Act  shall  be  drawn  up  in  a  single 
original  copy,  which  shall  be  deposited  in  the  archives  of  the 
Swiss  Confederation. 

The  additional  articles  have  been  acceded  to  by  the  United 
States,  and  signed  on  behalf  of  Great  Britain,  Austria,  Baden, 
Bavaria,  Belgium,  Denmark,  France,  Netherlands,  North  Oer- 
inany,  Sweden  and  Norway,  Switzerland,  Turkey,  and  Wur- 
temberg,  but  will  not  acquire  full  force  and  effect  as  an  inter- 
national treaty  until  the  exchange  of  the  ratifications  thereof 
between  the  several  contracting  states  shall  have  been  effected. 


217. 


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U-\i--.l  January  1,  1896. 


Fractions  of  ninn-  than  60  will  to  oin>idi-n-d  as  an  aiMitiinial  hundred  in  com- 
puting the  population  of  a  po>t,  and  Mipplir*  may  !•<•  iv.juired  for  accordingly. 


Article*. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

400 

GOO 

800 

1,000 

Medicines. 

Acacia  (pulvis),  in  600-gra.  bottles  botts_ 
Acetanilidum,  in  125-gin.  bottles                  _botts 

2 
1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 

1 
1 
i 

1 

3 
1 
1 

1 
1 

1 
2 
1 
1 
1 

1 

1 
1 

1 

4 

2 
1 

2 
2 

2 
3 
2 
1 

2 

1 
1 

2 

1 

5 
2 

2 

2 
2 

2 
4 
2 
2 

2 

2 
2 
2 

2 

6 
3 
2 

3 
3 

3 

5 
3 
2 
3 

2 
2 
3 

6 
3 

2 

3 
3 

3 
G 
3 
2 
3 

2 
2 
3 

2 

Aciduni  aceticum   in  250-c.  c.  bottles                     bottw 

Ai-idnm  urs<>no8Utn,  1-nigm.  tablets^!25  in  bott.), 
for  field  use  only                                              -     botts 

Aridiim  boricum  (pulvist,  in  250-gm.  bottles  bott«_ 
Acidum  boricum,  32  1-mgm.  tablets*(125  in  butt.), 
for  field  use  only                                                    botts 

Aciduni  carbolicum,  in  250-gm.  bottles  botts 

Aciduni  citricum    in  250-gm.  bottles                      botte 

Acidum  gallicum,  in  25-gin.  bottles  botts 

Acidum  hydrochloricum,  in  250-c.  c.  g.  s.  bottles_botts_ 
Acidum  bydrocyanicum  dilutum,  in  25-c.  c.  g.  s. 
bottles                                                           _     botts 

\ciduiu  lacticum   in  25-c  c.  g.  s.  bottles                botts 

Acidum  nitricum,  in  250-c.  c.  g.  s.  bottles  botte_ 
Acidum  phosphoricum  dilutum,  in  250-c.  e.g.  s. 
bottles                                                               botts 

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SUPPLY  TABLE— Continued. 


Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

1 
1 

1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
20 
1 
3 
16 
2 
1 
3 

1 

3 

2 
1 
1 
3 
3 
2 
1 
3 

400 

600 

800  1  1,  000 

Medicines  —  Continued. 

Acidum  salicylicum,  in  250-gm.  bottles  botts 

1 
1 

1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
20 
1 
2 
10 
2 
1 
2 

1 

2 

1 
1 

1 

2 
2 
2 
1 
2 

2 
2 

2 
3 
4 
3 
1 
30 
2 
4 
24 
3 
2 
4 

2 
4 

3 
1 
2 
4 
4 
3 
1 
4 

2 
2 

2 
3 
4 
3 
2 
30 
2 
6 
30 
3 
2 
5 

2 

5 

4 

2 
2 
6 
5 
3 
1 
5 

4 
3 

3 
4 

6 
4 

2 

40 
3 
8 
36 
4 
3 
6 

3 
6 

5 
2 
3 
8 
6 
4 
1 
6 

4 
3 

3 
4 
6 
4 
2 
40 
3 
10 
36 
4 
3 
6 

3 

8 

6 
2 
3 
10 
8 
4 

I 

Acidum  sulphuricum,  in  250-c.  c.  g.  s.  bottles  botts_ 
Acidum  sulphuricum  aromaticum,  in  250-c.  c. 
g.  s.  bottles                                                            botts 

Acidum  tannicum,  in  25-gm.  bottles  _     _            botts 

Acidum  tartaricum,  in  250-gm.  bottles                 botts 

Aconiti  tinctura    in  50-c  c  bottles                       botts 

Aconiti  tinctura,  0.1-c.  c.  tablets  (^00  in  bottle)__botts_ 
./Ether,  in  100-gm.  tins                                                 tins 

^Etheris  spiritus  compositus,  in  250-c.  c.  bottles__botts_ 
^Etheris  spiritus  nitrosi,  in  500-c.  c.  bottles           botts 

Alcohol,  in  1-liter  bottles             _                           botts 

Aloe  (pulvis),  in  25-gm.  bottles                              botts 

Aloini  pilulaa  comp.  (200  in  bottle)  _        _  _      .botts 

Alumen,  in  250-gm.  bottles                                      botts 

Alumen,  324-mgm.  tablets  (150  in  bottle),  for 
field  use  only                                                          botts 

Ammonias  aqua,  10  p.  c.,  in  500-c.  c.  g.  s.  bottles-  botts_ 
Ammonia?  spiritus  aromaticus,  in  250-c.  c.  bot- 
tles                                                                             botts 

Ammonii  bromidum,  in  250  gm.  bottles  _     botts 

Ammonii  carbonas,  in  250-gm.  bottles  _                botts 

Ammonii  chloridi  trochisci  (100  in  bottle)            botts 

Ammonii  chloridum,  in  250-gm.  bottles                botts 

Amyl  nitris  (5-drop  pearls),  12  in  box                   boxes 

Antimonii  et  potassii  tartras,  in  25  gm.  bottles_botts_ 
Antipyrinum,  in  125-gm.  bottles                            botts 

Antitoxin  of  diphtheria*                                          botts 

Apomorphinae  hydrochloras,  6-mgm.  hypoder- 
mic tablets                                                             tubes 

1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
2 
1 
1 

2 
2 
2 
1 

2 
3 
2 
1 

2 
1 

1 

1 

2 

2 
3 

3 
6 
3 
3 

2 
4 

2 

2 
2 
2 

use,    if 
made. 

Argenti  nitras,  in  crystals,  in  25-gm.  bottles  botts_ 
Argenti  nitras  fusus,  in  25-gm.  bottles                  botts 

Asafoetida,  in  25-gm.  bottles           ______  botts 

Aspidii  oleoresina,  in  50-c.  c.  bottles       _                botts 
Atropina3  sulphas,  0.65-mgm.  hypodermic  tab- 
lets             __                __  _                  _                 tubes 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
2 

1 
1 
1 
1 

ffick 
chiel 

1 

1 
1 

1 

2 
1 
1 
1 

2 

1 
1 
1 
1 

nt  fo 
psurg 

1 

1 

2 

2 
3 
2 
2 
1 
3 

1 
1 
1 
1 

r  irii 
reon 

2 

2 

2 

2 
4 
2 
2 
2 
3 

2 
2 
2 
2 

med 
shou 

2 

2 
3 

3 
5 
3 
2 
2 
4 

2 
2 
2 

2 

ate 
Id  be 

Atropina3  sulphas,  0.13-mgm.  ophthalmic  discs 
(50  in  box)                     _     _            _                     boxes 

Belladonae  emplastrum,  in  2-meter  tins                 tins 

Belladonae  foliorum    extractum    alcoholicum, 
in  25-gm.  bottles                                   _                botts 

Bismuthi  subgallis,  in  250-gm.  bottles                   botts 

Bismuthi  subnitras,  in  500-giu.  bottles                 botts 

Buchu  extractum  fluidum,  in  500-c.  c.  bottles.  _botts_ 
Caffeinae  citrata,  in  25-gm.  bottles           _  _          botts 

Camphora,  in  500-gm.  bottles                                 botts 

Cannabis  indicas  tinctura,  0.06-c.  c.  tablets  (100 
in  bottle)           _                 _____        botts 

Cantharidis  emplastrum,  in  1-meter  tins                tins 

Cantharidis  tinctura   in  100-c  c  bottles               botts 

Capsici  tinctura,  in  100-c.  c.  bottles                       botts 

*To   be  purchased  by  the  surgeon   in  amount  su 
obtainable  in  vicinity.     If  not,  telegraphic  request  to 
Special  report  of  necessity  to  be  made  at  once  by  mail 

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Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
19 
l 
4 
2 

1 

1 

2 
2 

1 
8 

4 

2 
1 
1 

1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
G 

2 
2 

1 
1 

2 

1 
1 

200 

1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
12 

1 
G 
2 

1 
1 

2 
4 

1 
3 

»; 

2 
1 

1 
1 
1 
2 
:i 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 

2 
1 

2 

1 
1 
1 
3 
8 

3 
3 

1 
1 

2 

1 
1 

400 

2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
24 
1 
8 
4 

2 

1 

3 
6 

2 
4 
8 
4 
2 
1 
1 
2 
3 
4 
2 
3 
3 
3 

a 

i 

3 
2 
3 

1 
1 
1 
4 
19 

4 
4 

2 
2 

3 

1 

2 

600 

2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
24 
1 
10 
4 

2 
2 

3 

8 

2 
5 
10 
4 
2 
2 
1 
2 
3 
5 
2 
4 
:{ 
n 
4 
2 

4 
2 
4 
2 
2 
2 
5 
12 

G 
5 

2 
2 

3 

1 
2 

800 

3 
2 
2 
2 
4 
•M 
1 
12 
G 

3 
2 

•1 
10 

3 
5 
12 
G 
3 
2 
1 
3 
4 
6 
3 
5 
4 
4 
5 
2 

5 
3 
5 
2 
2 
2 
6 
14 

8 
G 

3 
3' 

4 

1 
3 

1,000 

Medicines—  Continued. 

Capsicum,  32-mgm.  tablets  (160  in  bottle),  for 
ti  e  1  d  use  on  ly                                                          botts 

3 

2 
2 
2 
4 
3G 
1 
12 
6 

3 

2 

4 
10 

3 
6 
14 
6 
3 
2 
1 
3 
4 
8 
3 
G 
4 
4 
G 
2 

6 
3 

6 
2 
2 
2 
7 
16 

10 

7 

3 
3 

4 

1 
3 

Cera  llava,  in  250-gm.  cakes  cakes 

Gentium  resina?,  in  250-gm.  jars                              jars 

Cerii  oxalas,  in  25-gni.  bottlon  botts 

Chloral,  in  50-gm.  g.s.  bottles                _                botts 

Chloroformurn,  in  100-gm.  g.  s.  bottles                  botts 

Chrysarobiuum,  in  25-gm.  bottles                           botts 

('in.  -1  1.  ui.etinctura  composita,  ii»5'Kj-c.  c.  bottles.botts. 
Cocaime  hydrochloras,  in  5-giu.  bottles  _  botts. 

Cocaituu   hydrochloras,   in    10-ingni.    hypoder- 
mic tablets    *                                                         tubes 

f'odeina,  in  50-gui.  bottles       _                                   botts 

Colchiui  si-minis  extractum  lluiiluni,  in60-c.c. 
bottles      .      _              _                                    botts 

Collodium,  in  25-c.  c.  bottles  botts. 

Coniinat    hnmiolivdras,    0.  •'•.">-  mgni.  hypodermic 
tablets    .  tubes. 

Copailia    in  ~><*)-'Mii.  bottles                                         botts 

<  'opaike  pilula;  romp,  or  tablets  (100  in  bottle)-botte_ 
Creosotum,  in  50-gm.  g.  s  bottles                            Notts 

Creta  pneparata   in  250-gin  bottles                       botts 

Cupri  arsenis,  0.325-mgm.  tableta(200in  bottle).  botts_ 
Cupri  sulphas  in  5()-gm  bottles                               hotts 

Digitalimmi,  1-mgrn,  hypodermic,   tablets  tubeg. 
I>i"italis  tim-tura    in  1  •'.">-(•  c   bottles                       lK)tts 

Digitalis  tinctura,  0.3-<-.  c.  tablets  (200  in  little).  botts 
Kmplaxtrum  (forri)  porous,  in  boxes  of  24  boxes 
Kr_<>t.e  ,-\tr;irtum  fiuidiim,  in  250-c.  c.  bottles.  -bottrt_ 
Krgntiiiuin,  130-mgm.  tablets  (200  in  bottle)  botts.. 
Eucalyptol,  in  5U-c.  c.  bottlea                             _  -botts 

Ferri  «  hloridi  tinctura,  in  600-c.  c.  g.s.  bottles..  botts_ 
Ferri  et  p<>ta<sii  tartnis,  in  250-gm.  bottles  botts_ 
Ferri  et  <iuinina9    citras  solubilis,  in   100-gm. 
bottles      _      ,                                                       botts 

Ferri  iodidi  svrupus,  in  2<»0  c.  c.  bottles  botts. 

Ferri  t>ilul;o  composite  (%J(K)  in  bottle)                   botts 

Ferri  pyrophosphassolubilis,  in  100.gm.bottles_botts_ 
Ferri  sulphas  exsiccatus,  in  lOD-^m.  Ix^ttles  botts_ 
Ferruin  rediictutn,  in  25-gm.  bottles  _                    botts 

GentiaiiiBtiuctura  composita,  in  600-c.  c.  bottles  _botts_ 
Glycerinum   in  50f)-i-  c  bottles                                botts 

Glycyrrhizre  extractum  purum  (pulvis),  in  250- 
gm.  Imttles                                                                 botts 

Glycyrrhizae  mistura  composita,  tablets  (400  in 
bottle)                                                                      botts 

Glycyrrhizaa  pulvis  compositue,  in  250-gm.  bot- 
tles                                                                          botts 

Guaiacolis  carbonas,  in  250-gm.  bottles  botts. 
11  amain  did  is    extractum   fluidum,  in  250-c.  c. 
bottles                                             botts 

Hvdrargyri  chloridum  corrosivum,  in  100-gm. 
bottles                                                                     botts 

Hydrargyri  chloridum  mite,  iu  100-gm.  bottles-  botts_ 

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SUPPLY  TABLE— Continued. 


Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

iOO 

2 

2 
1 

1 
1 

1 
1 
I 

1 
1 

1 

200 

400 

600 

800 

6 

6 
3 

3 
1 

2 
1 
2 
3 

2 

2 

1,000 

Medicines  —  Continued. 

Hydrargyri  chloridum  mite  cum  sodio  bicarb., 
tablets  (200  in  bottle)                                             botts 

3 

3 
1 

1 

1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

4 

4 

2 

2 
1 

1 

1 
1. 
2 
1 
1 

5 

5 
2 

2 
1 

2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 

8 

8 
3 

3 

1 

2 
1 
2 
3 
2 
2 

1 

2 
3 
4 
10 
6 

2 
2 
2 

3 
3 

4 

2 
14 
2 
6 
12 
6 
3 
12 
30 

12 

2 

3 
3 
1 
3 
72 
3 
ee  per 

Hydrargyri   iodidum.  flavum,  10-mgm.  tablets 
(200  in  bottle)                                                          botts 

Hydrargyri  massa,  in  100-gm.  jars                           jars 

Hydrargyri   massa,    324-mgm.    tablets   (125  in 
bottle)  for  field  use  only)  _                                  botts 

Hydrargyri  nitratis  unguentum,  in  50-gm.  jars__jars_ 
Hydrargyri  oleatum,  10  per  cent,  in  500-gm. 
w.  m.  bottles                                                           botts 

Hydrargyri  oxiduin  flavum,  in  25-gm.  bottles__botts_ 
Hydrargyri  unguentum,  in  500-gm.  jars                jars 

Hydrargyrum  cum  creta,  in  lOU-gni.  bottles  bolts. 
Hydrastis  extractum  fluidum,  in250-c.  c.  bottles_botts_ 
Hydrogenii  dioxidi  aqua*                                       boxes 

Hyoscinge  hydrobromas,  0.65-mgm.  hypodermic 
tablets                                                                     tubes 

Hyoscyami  extractum  alcoholicum,  in  25  gm. 
w.  m.  bottles      _              _                                    botts 

1 
1 
1 
2 
1 

1 
1 
1 

1 

1 

2 
1 
4 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
2 
5 

2 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
12 
1 
ke  t 

1 
1 
2 
3 
2 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 

2 
1 
6 
1 
2 
6 
2 
1 
4 
10 

4 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
24 
1 

bree 

1 

2 
3 
4 
3 

1 
I 
1 

2 
2 

3 
1 

8 
1 
3 
8 
3 
2 
6 
15 

6 
1 

2 
2 
1 
2 
36 
2 
liter 

2 
2 
3 
6 
4 

2 

2 
2 

2 

3 

2 
10 
2 
4 

10 
4 

2 
8 
20 

8 
2 

2 
2 
1 
2 
48 
2 
sof 

2 
3 
4 

8 
5 

2 
2 
2 

3 
3 

4 
2 
12 
2 
5 
12 
5 
3 
10 
25 

10 
2 

3 
3 
1 
3 
60 
3 
athr 

Hyoscyami  pilulae  compositae  (200  in  bottle)  botte_ 
Ichthyolum,  in  25-gm.  bottles                                 botts 

lodoformum,  in  100-^m.  bottles            _                 botts 

lodum,  in  50-gm.  g.  s.  bottles  __                              botts 

Ipecacuanha,  65  mgm.  tablets  (2"0  in  bottle), 
for  field  use  only                                                    botts 

Ipecacuanha  (pulvis),  in  100-gm.  bottles  _            botts 

Ipecacuanhge  et  opii  pulvis,  in  250-gm.  bottles__botts_ 
Ipecacuanhas  et  opii  pulvis,   324-mgm.  tablets 
(200  in  bottle)                                                         botts 

Ipecacuanhas  extractum  fluidum,  in  250-c.  c. 
bottles                                                                         botts 

Linimentum  rubefaciens,  tablets  (50  in  bottle), 
for  field  use  only       _  _                ^                       botts 

Linum,  in  2-kilo.  tins                                                   tins 

Linum  (pulvis),  in  4-kilo.  tins                                   tins 

Lithii  carbonas,  in  25-gm.  bottles        ,                 botts 

Lycopodium,  in  50-gm.  bottles                                botts 

Magnesii  carbonas,  in  100-gm.  papers    papers 

Magnesii  sulphas,  in  4-kilo.  tins                                 tins 

Menthol,  in  50-gm.  bottles                    _       _           botts 

Morphinae  sulphas,  in  10-gm  bottles                      botts 

Morphinae  sulphas,  8-mgm.  hypodermic  tablets-  tubes. 
Morphinae  sulphas,  8-mgm.  tablets  (100  in  bot- 
tle)                 „                                                       botts 

Mvrrhae  tinctura,  in  250-c  c  bottles                     botts 

Nitroglycerinum,   O.G5-mgm.   hypodermic   tab- 
lets                                                                          tubes 

Nucis  vomicse  extractum,  in  25-gm.  bottles  botts_ 
Oleum  caryophylli,  in  25-c  c  bottles                      botts 

Oleum  gaultheriae,  in  100-c.  c.  bottles                     botts 

Oleum  gossypii  seminis,  in  1-liter  bottles              botts 

Oleum  menthae  piperitae,  in  100-c.  c.  bottles  botts_ 
*Each  box  contains  all  materials  necessary  to  ma 
cent  or  tea  volumes  solution. 

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Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

400 

600 

800 

1,000 

Medicines—  Continued. 
Oleum  morrhuflp  in  500-c   c   bottles                     butts 

6 
5 

1 
2 

1 
1 

1 
1 
1 

4 

1 
1 
2 
1 
4 
2 

1 
1 

1 
1 

2 
2 

3 

1 

1 

1 

1 
2 

1 
1 
1 

1 
2 

2 

4 

1 

1 
1 

1 

2 

8 
10 
1 
4 
1 
1 

1 
2 
2 
8 

2 
1 
3 
2 
6 
2 

1 
1 

1 

1 

3 
3 

4 
1 

1 
1 

1 

2 
1 

1 
1 
2 
3 

3 

0 
2 

1 

1 

1 
2 

10 
15 
2 

6 
2 

1 

1 
3 
3 
12 

3 
1 
4 
3 
8 
4 

1 

1 

1 
2 

4 
4 

6 

2 

1 
1 

1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
4 

4 

8 
3 

1 
2 

1 
3 

12 

20 
2 
8 

2 

1 

2 
4 
4 
16 

4 
2 
6 
4 
12 
4 

1 
1 

1 
2 

5 
5 

8 
2 

2 

2 

2 
4 
2 
2 
2 
4 
5 

5 

10 
4 

2 

2 

2 
3 

14 

25 
3 
10 
3 

1 

2 
5 
5 
20 

5 
2 
8 
5 
16 
6 

1 

1 

2 
3 

6 
6 

10 
3 

2 
2 

2 
4 
3 
3 
3 
5 
6 

6 

12 
6 

2 
3 

2 
4 

1C 
30 
3 

12 
3 

1 

2 
6 
6 
24 

6 
2 
10 
6 
20 
6 

1 
1 

2 
3 

7 
7 

12 
3 

2 
2 

2 
4 
3 
3 
3 
6 
7 

7 

14 

6 

2 
3 

2 
4 

Oleum  rii-ini    in  1-liter  bottles                               botts 

Oleum  santali,  in  loo-r.  <•.  bottles  botts_ 

Oleum  terebinthina,',  in  1  -liter  bottles                   botts 

Oleum  theobroinati.-,  in  i^O-gm.  tins_  __     tins. 

Olruin  ti-lii,  in  lJ"»-<'.  c.  bottles                                 botts 

Oleum  tiglii,  O.onii-c.  c.  tablets  (100  in  bottle), 
for  field  use  only               _              botts 

Opii  pilul.-i-  (or  tai.Ms),  65-mpm.  (200inbottle)_botts_ 
Opii  tinctnra,  in  600-c.  c.  bottles   _  _            _     -botts 

Opii  tin.  -tni-a  raiiiphoratH,  in  500-c.  c.  l>ottleH___botts_ 
Opii  tinctnra  campborata,  0.4-c.  c.  tablets  (200 
in  bottle)                                                                botts 

Opium  (pulvis),  in  100-gm.  bottles  _      botts. 

ivp-iiiuiii    in  50-gm.  bottles                                    botts 

Petrolatum  li<jiii<lnm,  in  500-gm.  bottles  botts_ 

I'etrolatmn   !.pi.*-uin,  4*8  <\,  in  600-gm.  tius_       tin- 
Phenacetinum,  in  125-gm.  bottles  botts. 

PhywMtljrraatii  tint  turn,  O.tita.  e,   tablets  (100 
in  bottle)                                                              botts 

Physostigminio   sulpbas,    1-mgin.    by{H>dermic 
tablets                                                                  tubes 

Pliv«)sti^minm  sulphas,  0.u.TJ.~i-inj:m.  opbthalinic 
discs  (50  in  box)                                                    box 

Pilocarpi  oxtractum  fluidnm,  in  25o-c.c.  bottles  botts_ 
I'ilulio   camphora?  et  opii  ((»r  tablets),  (200  in 
bottle)       __      botto- 

Pilnlre  carininativiu  (2<K)  in  bottle)                       _botts 

I'iliil.-nratbiirti.-aj  composite  (or  tablets),  (200 
in  bottle)                    _    botts. 

Plumbi  acetan   in  2oO-gm.  bottles                         botts 

IMnmbi  acetas,  130-mgm.  tablets  (1<<0  in  bottle), 
for  field  use  only                                                   botts 

Poflophvlli  resin  a,  in  25.  gm.  bottles-       botts 

Podopbylli  resiua,  16-ingm.  tablets  (100  in  bot- 
tle), for  field  uso  only        botts 

Potassa  in  25-gm  bottles                                        botts 

Potassii  acetas.iu  f>o()-gtn  bottles                          botts 

Potassii  arsenitis  liquor,  in  250-c.  c.  bottles  botts_ 
Potassii  bicarbonas,  in  5<M)-gm.  bottles                 botts 

Potassii  broinidum  in  500-gm    bottles                 botts 

Potassii  chloras,  in  500-gm.  bottles  _                  _  botts 

Potassii  cbloras,  324-mgm.  tablets(200  in  bottle), 
for  field  UBG  only                                                  botts 

Potassii  et  sodii    tartras  (pulvis),    in  500-gm. 
bottles    botts_ 

Potassii  iodidum,  in  500-gm.  bottles  _                   botts 

Potassii  iodidum,  324  rngin.  tablets  (200  in  bot- 
tle), for  field  use  only           _      _                       botts. 

Potassii  permanganas,  in  50-gm.  bottles           _  botts 

Pruni  virginianae  extractum  fluiduni,  in  500-c. 
c.  bottles           __      botts 

Quininre   hydrochloras,    32-mgm.    bypodermic 
tablets—                                                         ___tubes 

-10 


OP  THE 


74 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


SUPPLY  TABLE -Continued. 


Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

12 
4 

1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
4 
1 
4 
4 

1 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
2 
2 
1 

2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
2 

10 
2 
5 
10 

1 

1 
10 
2 

200 

400 

24 

8 

2 
1 
2 
2 
4 
2 
1 
12 
3 
8 
8 

1 

3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
4 
4 
1 

3 
4 
1 

2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
3 

20 
3 
20 
20 
3 

1 

20 
5 

600 

32 
10 

2 
2 
2 
2 
5 
2 
2 
16 
4 
10 
10 

2 

4 
3 

2 
2 
2 
5 
5 
2 

3 
4 
2 
•2 

2 
2 
2 
1 
2 
2 

2 
4 

25 
3 
30 
25 
4 

2 
25 

6 

800 

48 
12 

3 
2 
3 
3 
6 
3 
2 
20 
5 
12 
12 

2 

5 
4 
3 
3 
3 
6 
6 
2 

4 
6 
2 
3 
2 
3 
2 
1 
2 
2 

2 

5 

30 
4 
40 
30 

5 

2 
30 

7 

1,000 

Medicines  —  Continued. 

Quininse  sulphas,  in  25-gm.  bottles.      botts 

18 
6 

1 

1 
1 

1 
3 
1 
1 
8 
2 
6 
6 

1 

2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
3 
1 

2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
2 

15 

2 
10 
15 
2 

1 
15 
3 

60 
14 

3 
2 
3 
3 
6 
3 
2 
24 
6 
14 
14 

2 

6 
4 
3 
3 
3 
7 
8 
2 

4 
6 
2 
3 
2 
3 
2 
1 
2 
2 

2 
6 

35 
4 
50 
35 
6 

2 
35 

8 

Quininae    sulphas,    200-mgm.    tablets   (500   in 
bottle)                                                                        botts 

Rhamni  purshianse  extraetum  fluidum,  in  500- 
c.  c.  bottles    _                                                        botts 

Rhei  extracturn  fluidum,  in  250-c.  c.  bottles  botts_ 
Rheum  (pulvis),  in  50-gm.  bottles                         botts 

Saccharum  lactis  (pulvis),  in  100-gni.  bottles  botts_ 
Salol,  324-mgm.  tablets  (125  in  bottle)                  botts 

Salophen,  in  50-gm.  bottles                                     botts 

Santoninum,  32-mgm.  tablets  (50  in  bottle)  botts_ 
Scillse  syrupus,  in  500-c.  c.  bottles                         botts 

Sinapis  emplastrum,  in  4-meter  tins                       tins 

Sinapis  nigra  (pulvis),  in  500-gm.  tins                     tins 

Sodii  bicarbonas,  in  500-gm.  bottles                       botts 

Sodii  bicarbonas,  324-mgm.  tablets  (200  in  bot- 
tle), for  field  use  only  botts 

Sodii  bicarb,  et  mentliae  pip.  (tablets),  (250  in 
bottle)                                                                      botts 

Sodii  boras  (pulvis),  in  500-gm.  bottles                 botts 

Sodii  bromidum,  in  250-gm.  bottles                       botts 

Sodii  hyposulphis,  in  250-gm.   bottles                   botts 

Sodii  phosphas,  in  100-gm.  bottles                         botts 

Sodii  salicylas,  in500gm.  bottles                          botts 

Sodii  salicylas,  324-mgm.  tablets  (200  in  bottle)  _botts_ 
Strophanthi  tinctura,  in  100-c.  c.  bottles  _          botts 

Strychninae  sulphas,    1-mgm.    tablets   (500   in 
bottle)                                    j_                                botts 

Sulphonal,  324-mgm.  tablets  (2()0  in  bottle)  botts_ 
Sulphur  lotum,  in  250-gm.  bottles                         botts 

Terebenum,  in  250-c.  c.  bottles                              botts 

Thymol,  in  25-gm  bottles                                        botts 

Tolutanum  balsamum   in  250-gm  tins                   tins 

Valerianae  extraetum  fluidum,  in  250-c.  c.  bottles  botts_ 
Veratri  viridis  tinctura,  in  100-c.  c.  bottles  botts_ 
Zinci  oxidum,  in  250-gm.  bottles                           botts 

Zinci  sulphas  in  500-gm   bottles                           botts 

Zinci  sulphas,  324-mgm.  tablets  (100  in  bottle), 
for  field  use  only  _                          botts. 

Zingiberis  extraetum  fluidum,  in  250-c.  c.bottles_botts_ 
218.      Antiseptics  and  Disinfectants. 

Acid,  carbolic,  crude,  in  1-kilo.  bottles           _    botts 

Antiseptic  tablets  (200  in  bottle)                            botts 

Iron  sulphate,  commercial,  in  10-kilo.  boxes__boxes_ 
Lime,  chloride   in  500-gm   w   m   bottles              botts 

Mercury,  corrosive  chloride,  in  500-gm.  bottles_botts_ 
Soda,  chlorinated  solution  (6  per  cent  available 
chlorine)  in  1-liter  bottles                                  botts 

Sulphur,  in  roll                                                         kilos 

Tricresol  *  in  1-kilo  bottles     .                              botts 

*  Tricresol  will  be  issued  in  lieu  of  crude  carbolic  acid  if  desired. 


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75 


SUPPLY  TABLE— Continued. 


Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

400 

600 

800 

1,000 

219.                Hospital  Stores. 
Beef  extract,  in  100-gm   tins  or  jars                       tins 

10 
2 

2 
5 

1 
6 

1 

2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
10 
1 
30 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
2 
4 
2 
2 
2 
2 
100 
400 
100 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
2 
18 
6 
1 
2 
1 
2 
6 
16 

15 
4 
3 
8 
2 
8 

1 
2 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
10 

30 

4 
1 

1 

1 
1 

1 

2 
2 
4 
2 
2 
2 
2 
100 
400 
100 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
24 
8 
1 
2 
1 
2 
6 
16 

20 
6 
4 
10 
3 
12 

1 
2 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
in 
1 
30 
4 
I 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
2 
4 
3 
2 
2 
2 
100 
500 
100 
2 
3 
3 
3 
3 
4 
36 
10 
1 
2 
1 
2 
8 
18 

25 
8 
5 
12 
4 
16 

2 
4 

2 

1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
I 
20 
1 
30 
8 
I 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 

2 
2 
6 
3 
2 
2 
3 
150 
500 
150 
2 
3 
3 
3 
4 
5 
36 
12 
2 
2 
1 
2 
8 
18 

30 
10 
6 
14 
5 
20 

2 
4 

2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
20 
1 
30 
8 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 

2 
2 
6 
4 
2 
2 
3 
150 
600 
200 
2 

4 
4 
4 
4 

6 
48 
14 
2 
2 
1 
2 
10 
24 

35 
12 
7 
16 
6 
24 

2 
4 
2 

1 
1 
2 
1 

1 
1 
20 
1 
30 
8 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 

2 

2 
6 
4 
2 

2 
4 
150 
60C 
200 
2 
4 
4 
4 
4 
7 
48 
16 
2 
2 
1 
2 
10 
24 

Brandy,  in  1-liter  bottles                                        botts 

Soap   castile  or  its  equivalent                                kilos 

Soap,  common                                                         kilos 

Sugar,  white,  in  r>-kilo  tins   tins. 

Whisky,  in  1-liter  bottles                                      botts 

220.      Microscopical  Accessories. 
Agar-agar  in  500-gm.  packages                            pkgs 

Alcohol,  absolute,  in  250-c.  c.  g.  s.  bottles  botts. 
Aniline  oil,  in  125-c.  c.  bottles                               botts 

Balsam  bottle  .  no_ 

Bismarck  brown,  in  4-gm.  bottles                          IK>US 

Canada  balsam,  in  30-c.  c.  bottles  l-.tt* 

Carmine   in  15-g.  m.  bottles      _                            botts 

Eosin,  in  15-gm.  bottles  botts_ 

Fiirhsiiij  in  15-gm.  bottles                                      botts 

Gelatin,  in  60-gm.  packages      pkgs. 

Gentiau  violet,  in  15-gm.  bottles                           bolts 

Glass  covers,  16  or  19  mm.  square  gnis_ 

Glass  slides,  25  x  75  mm                                             doz 

H.-i'inatoxylon,  in  8-gm.  bottles  botts 

Methylene  blue,  in  15-gm.  bottles                         botts 

Oil  of  cedar  in  30-c  c  bottles                                botts 

Peptone,  in  250-gm.  w.  m.  bottles                         botts_ 

Paraffin    in  250-gm.  cakes                                      cakes 

Xylenum,  in  250-c.  c.  bottles    botts 

221.                     Stationery. 

Baskets  lettc?                                                                 no 

Baskets   waste-paper                                                        no 

Blank  books,  cap,  4-quire              no 

Blank  books,  8-mo.,  4-quire                              no 

Blotters,  hand  .no 

Cnps    sponge                                                                  no 

Elastic  bauds,  assorted  .gross 

Envelopes,  official,  large                                no 

Envelopes   official    letter                                            no 

Envelopes,  official,  note                         _     .no 

Erasers,  steel                                                                  no 

India  rubber  pieces 

Ink,  writing,  in  1-liter  bottles                               botts 

Ink  carmine  in  30-c.  c   bottles                            botts 

Inkstands  _                                                                      _  no 

Mucilage                                                                     botts 

Pads  prescription                                                         no 

Pads  letter                                                                     no 

Paper,  blotting      _                                  _     qrs 

Paper  cutters                                                                    no_ 

Paper  fasteners.    _                              .          boxes. 

Paper  weights                     _                                             no 

Paper  writiu"   legral  cap                                             qrs 

Paner.  writing,  letter™                                      —  qrs_ 

76  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

SUPPLY  TABLE— Continued. 


Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

16 
6 
18 
8 
3 
96 

400 

600 

800 

24 
12 
36 
12 
3 
192 

1,000 

Stationery—  Continued. 

12 

6 
18 
8 
3 
96 

18 
6 
24 
10 
3 
144 

20 
12 
24 
10 
3 
144 

24 
12 
36 
12 
3 
192 

Paper  writing,  note                           -     -  _qrs_ 

Pencils  load                                                                  no 

Penholders                                                                     no 

Penracks                                                     -  -  no 

Pens  steel*                                                                    no 

Ribbons,  copying,  for  typewriter,  as  required  f      no 

Ribbons,  record,  for  typewriter,  as  required  f  no 

Rulers     _       _     __  _     _           _               no 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 
1 

1 

1 

1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
12 
2 
10 
1 

Stamp,  penalty,  rubber-         _                                           no 
Typewriter                                                _        .  _  _   _  _no_ 

1 
1 

1 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 

1 
1 

222.    Surgical  Instruments,  Appliances,  and 
Dressings. 

Apparatus,  compressed  air  _  _  _  no 

Apparatus,  electric  1            —       __     no 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Apparatus,  steam  sterilising       _          no_ 
Atomizers,  hand                               no 

2 
1 

1 
3 
1 
4 

1 

2 
1 

1 
4 
1 
6 
1 

3 
1 
1 

5 
1 
8 
1 

3 
2 
2 
7 
2 
10 
1 

4 

2 
2 
9 
2 
12 
1 

Bags  rubber   hot-water                                  -                   no 

Bags,  rubber,  ice,  for  head                 _                            no 

Bandages,  roller,  assorted,  in  boxes  of  8  dozen  _boxes_ 
Bandages,  rubber  (Martin's),  4  meters  by  03  mm_no_ 
Bandages,  suspensory                                                   no 

Bandage  winder  _           _           ..                    _          no 

Bougies,  flexible,  as  required                _                          no 

Boxes,  fracture,  folding                _         _           no 

1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
2 
1 

1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 

2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

Brush  holders  for  larynx                                                    no 

Case,  aspirating                                                         no 

Case,  capital  operating                            _                           no 

Case  dental  small                                                            no 

Case,  emergency         _                              no 

Case,  eye  and  ear                                                              no 

Case,  field  operating                            ,  .                        _     no 

Case,  forceps,  hsemostatic,  12  in  set                                 no 

Case,  qenito-urethral  _                                      no 

Case,  genito-urinarii        _                      _                          no 

Case,  obstetrical  and  gynecological                           _       no 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

1 

1 
1 
1 
1 

1 

Cafe,  pocket  _     _                                    _                          no 

Cise,  post-mortem                                                                no 

Case  stomach  pump                                                             no 

Case,  tooth-extracting                                                          no 

Case,  trial  lenses  _           _               _     __           no 

Catheter  box                                                                      no 

1 

1 

Catheters  flexible,  as  required                                        no 

Cotton,  absorbent             kilos 

1 

1 
2 

ted  a 
ion  s 
>mat 
vill 

2 
1 
3 

sreq 
lip 

3    Ot 

be  is 

3 
1 
4 

uirec 

pots 
sued 

3 
1 

6 

. 

isli  i 
as  r 

4 

2 
8 

n  501 
equii 

4 
2 
9 

J-gram 
•ed  for 

Cotton,  styptic,  in  30-gm.  packages                       pkgs 

Cotton  bats  __     _  _       _  .     kilos 

*  Falcon,  stub,  large  fine,  and  small  fine  will  be  issi 
|  Issued  on  request  to  Surgeon  General  by  informat 
4  Sulphuric  acid,   sulphate   of  copper,  and  biclm 
bottles,  and  metallic  mercury  in  125-gram  bottles,  \ 
battery  use. 

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SUPPLY  TABLE— Continued. 


Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

400 

GOO 

800 

1,000 

Surgical  Instruments,  Appliances,  and 
Dressings  —  Continued. 

Curette*  as  required-      no 

First-aid  packets                                                           no 

12 

1 

40 
1 

1 
1 
1 

•2 

r, 
i 

6 

a 

18 
1 

60 

1 
1 
1 

1 

2 
15 

1 
5 
I 

24 

1 
80 

1 
1 
1 
1 

3 
30 
2 
10 

1 

36 
1 

120 
1 

1 
1 
1 

3 
30 
2 
10 
2 

48 
1 
160 

1 
1 
1 
2 

4 
45 
3 
15 
2 
• 

60 
1 

200 
1 
1 
1 
2 

5 
45 
3 
15 
2 

Forceps  needle-  -  no 

Gauze  plain                                                           meters 

Inflatory  Politzer'g  no 

Inhaler  and  vaporizer                      --                              no 

liif/al-r  ether         .  no 

Isarage  tubes                                                                     no 

Ligatures,  catgut,  sterilized,  in  alcohol,  3  sixes, 
1  meter  each  in  bottles                    _                 I»ott8 

Ligature  silk                                                               K'lis 

Ligature  silkworm  gut                                         coils 

Muslin,  unbleached  meters 

Needles  common,  assorted                                 papers 

Needles  surgical   assorted   an  required                    no 

Needles  surgical  (Hagedorn's),  20  in  set               sets 

i 

6 
1 
4 
3 
20 
2 
4 

1 
8 
1 
6 
3 
25 
2 
4 

1 
10 
2 
8 
6 
30 
4 
6 

1 
12 
8 
10 
6 
40 
4 
10 

1 
15 
4 
12 
8 
60 
6 
12 

1 

20 
5 
15 
10 
60 
6 
14 

Oakum  <>r  its  equivalent  kilos 

Paper  dressing,  oiled,  in  24-meter  rolls               rolls 

Pins  assoited                                                          papers 

Pins  safety  3  sizes                        _                      dozen 

Plaster,  adhesive,  30cm.  wide,  in  6-meter  rolls_meters_ 
Plaster  isinglass,  in  1-meter  rolls  meters 

Plaster  of  paris  in  2-kilo  tins                                 kilos 

1'iini-ln-f  lin*i>ital  corps,  as  required  no 

I'oni'hi'K  orderly                                                               no 

1 
4 
4 

1 
4 
4 

1 
6 
6 

1 

6 
6 

2 
10 
8 

2 

10 
8 
1 
1 
15 
1 
10 
2 
2 
100 
2 
1 
3 
6 
3 
6 
18 
1 
4 
4 
60 
2 
1 
40 
8 
2 
1 
2 

Probaugs                           -  no 

Rubber  sheeting  meters 

Silk   gray  for  shades                                            meters 

X 

5 
1 
4 

1 
1 
50 
1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
6 
1 
2 
2 
30 
1 
1 
4 
2 
1 
1 
1 

* 

1 

6 
1 

1 
50 
1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
2 
6 
1 
2 
2 
30 
1 
1 
8 
3 
1 
1 
1 

% 
10 
1 
8 
1 
1 
50 
1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
3 
12 
1 
2 
3 
30 
1 
1 
16 
4 
1 
1 
1 

r§ 

i 

8 
2 
2 
100 
2 
1 
2 
6 
3 
3 
12 
1 
3 
3 
GO 
2 
1 
24 
6 
2 
1 
2 

1 
lf> 
1 
10 
2 
2 
100 
2 
1 
2 
6 
3 
4 
18 
1 
3 
4 
60 
2 
1 
32 
6 
2 
1 
2 

Silk   oiled   in  5-meter  rolls        _  _     meters 

Siici'iilntn   rectal                                                -     —           no 

Splints,  felt  for      -      pitces 

Sponge  holders  for  throat                                                   no 

Sponges  chloroform                                                     no 

Sponges  small   in  strings  of  60                       no 

SjH'iiiklcrSj  iodoformt  h.  r  _     _  no 

Surgical  pump                                      _no 

Syringes  hypodermic                                                          no 

Si/rhiiffKy  ndtbert  self-injecting,  bulb  no 

Syringes  rubber  self-injecting,  fountain             _           no 

Tape  cotton                        _     pieces 

Tents  laminaria  or  tupelo                               no 

Themw-cautery  (Paiiuelhi's)*                                          no 

Thermometer  '8  ,  clinical                         _  _     _  _     no 

Thread  cotton  assorted                                        spools 

Thread   linen,  unbleached       _       gms 

Tongue  depressors                                                               no 

Tourniquet  and  bandage,  rubber-  _no 

Tourniquets  field                                                      no 

Trusses  single                                                               no 

Trusses  double                                                          _  no_ 

Tubes,  drainage,  Nos.  1,  2,  and  3,  of  each  meters. 
Wire,  suture,  silver,  in  loops      .                      ___loops 

*  Benzine,  of  a  specific  gravity  not  greater  than  0.724,  in  1-liter  bottles,  will  be 
issued  as  required  for  use  with  this  cautery. 


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Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

400 

600 

800 

1,000 

223.    Furniture,  Bedding,  and  Clothing. 

1 
10 
3 
3 
2 
30 

1 

10 
3 
3 
2 
30 

Basins,  wash  hand,  agate  ware  _                                     no 

6 
1 
1 

1 
12 

6 
I 
1 
1 
12 

6 
2 
2 
1 
18 

10 
2 
2 
1 
18 

Bath  tubs             _                                                                 no 

Bed  cradles   _  _     no_ 

Beds,  invalid                                                                    no 

Bedsteads,  with  woven-wire  mattresses             _              no 

Bedstead  casters,  for  beds  in  wards  only,  as  required  DO 

Blanket  cases,  for  field  use  only*                                     no 

Blankets,  gra//,  for  field  use  only,  as  required              no 

Blankets,  white                                                                 no 

40 
1 
1 
10 
10 

1 
1 

3 
3 
1 
1 

6 

50 
1 
1 
12 
12 
1 
1 
3 
3 
1 
1 
6 

70 
1 
1 
15 
15 
1 
1 
4 
3 
2 
2 
10 

100 
2 
1 
20 
20 
2 
2 
5 
4 
2 
2 
10 

100 
2 
1 
25 
25 
2 
2 
6 
4 
3 
3 
15 

100 
2 
1 
30 
30 
2 
2 
6 
4 
4 
3 
15 

Bookcases                                        _                no 

Cabinet  for  blanks                                                            no 

Chairs  arm                                                                      no 

Chairs,  comm,on                                                               no 

Chairs  invalid  rolling                                                      no 

Chairs,  office,  revolving                                                 no 

Chairs,  rocking                              _                                 no 

Clocks^                                                                             no 

Close  stools                                                                    no 

Commodes,  earth  closet               _                                       no 

Cuspidors                                                                          no 

Desks,  field,  as  required  _                  _     _    no 

Desks,  office                                                                       no 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

Desks,  office,  cloth  or  rubber  duck  top  for,  as  required_no_ 
Dish,  soap,  with  cover,  for  office                                     no 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Furniture,  field,  folding,  as  required                           set 

Lamps,  hand          _  _     no 

2 
2 

2 

2 

2 
2 

3 
3 

3 
3 

3 

3 

Lamps  stand                                                                    no 

Linoleum,  as  required              _                   meters 

Looking-glasses                                                                    no 

4 
4 
3 

4 
4 
3 

0 
0 
4 

6 
(i 
4 

8 
8 
5 

8 
8 
8 

Mats,  door,  manila           _       no 

IHats,  door,  woven  wire                                                     no 

Malting,  cocoa,  as  required                                    meters 

Matting,  cocoa,  zinc  ends  for,  as  required               no 

Mattress  covers                                                                 no 

6 
10 

6 
12 

10 

18 

10 
24 

15 

30 

15 
40 

Mattresses,  hair                                                                no 

Mosquito  bars,  as  required         _                              _  .no 

Oilcloth  for  table                                                      meters 

6 
6 
15 
40 
1 
1 
12 
12 
1 
1 
2 

6 
6 
'24 
40 
1 
1 
12 
12 
1 
1 
2 

6 
6 
30 

60 

1 
1 
18 
18 
1 
1 
2 

12 
12 
40 
80 
1 
1 
24 
24 
2 
1 
4 

12 
12 

50 
100 
1 
1 
30 
30 
2 
1 

12 
12 
60 
130 
1 
1 
36 
36 
2 
1 

Pillows,  feather  __               .       _  _  _  _         no 

Pillows,  hair                        _          no 

2>illowcases  cotton                                                           no 

Pitcher,  delf,  far  office                     _                                 no 

Pitcher  ice  silver-plated                                                no 

Quilts,  colored    _     _  no 

Quilts  ivhite                                                                     no 

Refrigerators                                                                       no 

Safe,  iron                                                                             no 

Screens,  bed,  folding,  frames  for                                    no 

Screens,  door  wire  as  required                                     no 

Screens,  windmv.  wire,  as  reauired  _    no 

*  Issued  in  the  proportion  of  one  case  to  ten  gray  blankets. 

f  Clocks  will  be  issued  on  the  basis  of  one  for  each  ward,  one  for  kitchen,  and  one 
for  dispensary. 


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Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

400 

600 

800 

1,000 

Furniture,  Bedding,  and  Clothing—  Continued. 

Screens  icire  netting  for,  as  required          meters 

Sheets  cotton                                                                     no 

•in 
20 
12 
15 
12 
1 
4 
1 

60 
20 
12 
15 
12 
1 
8 
I 

75 
40 
18 
20 
18 
1 
12 
2 

100 
40 
18 
25 
18 
1 
16 

a 

125 
50 
21 
30 
30 
2 
18 
4 

150 
60 
30 
35 
30 
2 
20 
5 

Shirts  cotton                                     ~                no. 

Slippers                                                                         pairs 

Tablecloth*   linen                                meters 

Tobies   bedside                                                                  no 

Tables   dining,  extension               ____.   no_ 

Towels   hand                                                                      do/ 

Towels,  roller                           _     doz_ 

\\~inilnir  curt  u  ins  as  required                                _      no 

Window-curtain  fixtures,  as  required  sets. 

224.                      Miscellaneous. 
Bacteriological  set  as  per  list                                        no 

1 
4 
4 

1 
1 
1 
1 

i 
i 

."> 
i 
i 
i 
i 

1 
6 
5 

1 
2 

1 

a 

1 
6 
6 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
72 
6 
35 
00 
48 
48 
2 
6 
2 
2 
1 
24 
4 
6 
15 
24 
1 
2 
2 
3 
30 
2 
4 
1 
1 

Bath  bricks                                                                    no 

2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 

/<v</y;/;;/v   de  If  or  (tynte  ware                                              no 

Hill   rull  _                                             _                no 

Blowers  for  insect  powder                                               no 

lit  tiler   tin                                             no_ 

Boiler*,  double,  for  cooking  no_ 

Bowls  soup  delf                                                          no 

18 

12 
20 
18 
12 
2 
2 

2-1 
2 
15 
26 

18 
18 
2 
2 

36 
1 
20 
30 
24 
24 
2 
4 

48 
4 
25 
40 
30 

at; 

2 
4 

GO 
6 
30 
50 
36 
48 
2 
6 
2 
2 
1 
24 
4 
5 
12 
24 
1 
2 
2 
2 
24 
2 
4 
1 
1 

Bowls,  sugar,  with  lid                no_ 

Boxes  ointment  imi>erviou8                                      doz 

Boxes,  pill             doz_ 

Boxes  powder                                                             doz 

Brooms              _    no_ 

Brooms  whisk                                                          _no 

Brushes,  dust  _        —  —  no. 

Brushes,  flesh,  rubber  _no_ 
Brushes   nail                                                                 no 

1 

1 

I  a 

:j 
2 
4 
12 
1 
2 
2 
1 
10 
1 
2 
1 

1 
1 
12 
3 
2 
6 
12 
1 
2 
2 
1 
12 
1 
2 
1 

1 
1 
18 
3 
4 
8 
18 
1 
2 
2 
2 
16 
2 
3 
1 
1 

1 
1 
18 
4 
4 
10 
18 
1 
2 
2 
2 
20 
2 
3 
1 
1 

Brushes  nail   holder  for                                  _  no 

Brushes  scrubbing                                                       no 

Brushes,  stove-blacking        -     no 

Buckets   corered   7  -liter                                                   no 

Buckets    liber  or  wood                                                     no 

Buckets   ft  re   </«1i'(tnized  iron                               no 

Burner   Bunsen's*                                                           no 

Can  openers                  _                     -    no 

Candlesticks                                                                       no 

Cans,  milk,  9-liter             _                  no 

Capsules,  gelatin,  100  in  box,  4  sizes                   boxes 

Casters                                                                               no 

Chamois  skins                     -                    _no 

Charts   anatomical  in  case                                             set 

Chemical  set,  as  per  list.  _  _no 

Chest   commode  as  required                                          no 

Chest  food  as  required                                                   no 

Chest,  medical,  as  required                      no 

Chest  mess  as  required                                                  no 

Chest.  suraicaL  as  required  __                                _     no 

*  Will  not  be  issued  to  posts  that  have  no  gas  supply. 


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Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100   200 

400 

600 

800 

1,000 

Miscellaneous  —  Continued. 

1 
2 
60 
1 
1 
1 
1 
48 
2 
2 
4 
8 
18 
2 
4 
2 
1 
1 
3 
6 
6 
4 
1 
1 

1 
2 
60 
1 
1 
1 
1 
48 
2 
2 
4 
8 
24 
4 
6 
2 
1 
1 
3 
6 
6 
4 
1 
1 

1 

2 
GO 
1 
1 
1 
1 
96 
3 
2 
6 
12 
36 
6 
8 
2 
1 
1 
4 
9 
8" 
6 
1 
1 

1 
3 
90 
2 
1 
1 
1 
96 
3 
3 
6 
12 
48 
8 
10 
3 
2 
1 
4 
9 
8 
8 
1 
1 

1 
4 

90 
2 
1 
1 
1 
144 
4 
3 
8 
16 
60 
10 
12 
3 
2 
1 
5 
12 
12 
10 
1 
1 

1 

4 
90 
2 
1 
1 
1 
144 
4 
3 
8 
16 
72 
12 
15 
3 
2 
1 
5 
12 
12 
12 
1 
1 

Clothes  baskets  or  bags                          _                             no 

Clothesline   manihi                                                 meters 

Co  Ian  ders                                                                             n  o 

Cork  borers  set  of  6                                                            set 

Cork  extractor                                                  __       ..         no 

Cork  presser                                                                     no 

Corks,  assorted,  in  bags  of  24  dozen                      ..  doz 

Corks  large  (No.  10)                                                   doz 

Corkscrews        _                                                                no 

Crutches                             ~                                           pairs 

Crutches  rubber  tips  for                                             no 

Cups                                _                                               no 

Cups   feeding                                                                    no 

Cups,  spit                                                                          no 

Cushions  rubber  small                                                      no 

Cushions,  rubber,  with  open  center                   _                 no 

Cutting  pliers,  for  fij~ed  bandages                                     no 

Dippers                                          _                                   no 

Dish  covers,  wire  nettiiiff,  assorted                                     110 

Dishes,  meat,  assorted                                            _       no 

Dishes,  vegetable,  with  covers                                     no 

Dispensing  net                                                   _                   set 

Dispensing  set,  labels  for,  glass                                         set 

Drawer  pulls,  ivith  labi-ls,  as  required                            no 

Dusters,  feather,  long  handle                                       no 

1 

2 
1 
20 
2 
12 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 

1 

2 
1 
25 
2 
12 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 

1 
3 
1 

30 
3 
18 
1 
3 
3 
2 
1 

2 
3 
1 
35 
3 
18 
2 
3 
3 
3 
2 

2 
4 
1 
40 
4 
24 
2 
4 
4 
3 
2 

2 
4 
1 
50 
4 
24 
2 
4 
4 
3 

2 

Dusters  feather,  short  handle                                     no 

Egg-beater                             _                            _              no 

Envelopes  for  tablets,  5x6  cm                                  doz 

Eye  shades         _                                                            no 

Fans                                                                                no 

Fire  extinguishers  (force  pump)       _                     no 

Flasks,  500-c.  c                                                              no 

Flasks,  1,000-c.  c   _    -                                                 no 

Forks,  carving                                                                      no 

Forks,  flesh   _                                                     no 

Forks,  table,  common  (see  note,  page  81)                      no 

Forks  table  silver-plated                                                   no 

24 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
12 
1 

36 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
18 
1 

48 
3 

1 
1 
1. 
4 

2 

1 

56 
6 
2 
1 
2 
4 
2 
1 

72 
6 
2 
1 
2 
5 
2 
1 

72 
6 
2 
1 
2 
6 
2 
1 

Funnels,  glass,  250  c.  c.,  500  c.  c.,  and  1  liter  no_ 
Glue  liquid,  in  250-c.  c.  cans                                  cans 

Grater,  large       _no 

Graters,  small       _                _____                    no 

Gravy  boats                                                                    no 

Gridiroiiis                                                  _                        no 

Grindstone,  complete,  %5-cm.,  kitchen       _     no 

Hammer                                                                            no 

Hand  grenades                                                _              no 

24 

36 

48 

48 

Hatchets                                       '                                         no 

Hone                                                                                  no 

1 
30 
2 
1 

2 
2 

1 
30 
2 
1 
2 
2 

1 
30 
2 
1 
4 
2 

1 
60 
2 
1 
4 
3 

1 

60 
2 
1 
6 
3 

1 
60 
2 
1 
6 
3 

Hose  canvas  2  5-cm    in  15-meter  lengths              meters 

Hose,  nozzles,  plain  and  spray                                        no 

Hose,  reel  cart  for  _                      no_ 

Insect  powder,  in  500-gm.  tins                                 tins 

Kettles,  tea  no 

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official  population  of— 

100 

200 

1 

1 
2 

1 

400 

600 

2 
2 
3 

1 

800 

2 
2 
3 

1 

1,000 

Miscellaneous—  Continued. 

Knives  bread                                               ---           no 

1 
1 
2 

1 

1 
1 

2 

1 

2 
2 
3 
1 

Knives  butcher's                                                               no 

Knives,  carving  -     _no 

Knives    chopping                                                              no 

'             1'itde,  common*        no 

KnireR   table   silver-plated*                                               no 

24 

2 

1 
2 

36 
3 

1 

a 

48 
4 

1 
2 

1 
I 

72 
6 
1 
3 

72 
7 
1 
3 

Labels  for  vials         _                       _                       gross 

Ladder,  step  _                  _                  no 

Ladles                                                                          no 

Lamp  shades   as  required                                            no 

Lamps,  spirit,  glass                                                      no 

1 

i 

1 

2 

2 

2 

Lamp  wicks,  as  requiredf  no_ 

Lantern  glasses,  extra,  red  or  white,  as  required__uo 
Lantern  wicks  as  required                                          no 

Lanterns                               no 

2 

1 
2 

2 

1 
2 

0 

1 

3 

I 

3 
1 
4 

3 
1 
5 

Laicn  mower                                                                   no 

Litters                                                                                no 

Litters  canvas  for  as  required                               pieces 

Litters  straps  for  as  required                                       no 

fjifti'r  xlings                                                                       no 

3 

6 

1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
12 
2 

4 
8 
1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
12 
2 

5 
10 

1 
2 
2 
2 
1 
24 
3 

» 

! 

2 
1 
24 
4 

8 
14 

1 
3 
3 
2 
1 
36 
5 

10 
16 

1 
3 
3 
3 
1 
48 
6 
1 
1 
2 
10 
1 
2 
3 
1 
2 

Lye,  concentrated,  in  600-gm.  tins.  tins_ 

Measures  500  c  c  to  U  liter                                           set 

Measures,  graduated,  glass,  100-c.  c  no_ 

Measures  graduated,  glass,  250-c.  c                           no 

Measures,  graduated,  glass,  600-c.  c_  _     _no_ 

Meat  cutter                                     _                          _        no 

Medicine  droppers                                                         no 

Mfilirine  glasses  no_ 

Microscope          __  no 
Microtome,  large                              _       ___      no 

1 
1 
8 
1 

1 
2 

1 
2 
8 
1 
1 
2 

1 

2 
10 

1 
2 

3 
1 
2 

Mills  coffee                                                                       no 

1 
4 
1 

1 
1 

1 

6 
1 
1 

1 

Mop  handles                                _      no_ 

Mortar  and  pestle,  glass,  10-cm  no_ 
Mortar  and  pestle,  Wedgwood,  8-cni      _     no 

Mortars  and  pestles,  Wedgwood,  SO-cm  _no 

Mortars  and  pf«/l<  >,  H  •  <l<jn-<>od,  30-cm  __no 
Mouse  traps                              —                                no_ 

2 
1 
5 
1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
1 
5 
1 
1 
1 
1 

2 

2 

Naphthalin,  in  5-kilo.  boxes  _          -kilos 

5 

1 
1 

I 
1 

5 
1 
1 
1 
1 

5 

1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 

Needle    saUmaker's                                                      no 

Needle,  upholsterer's    _  -     no_ 

Oil  can   with  pump,  %2-liter                  _                          no 

Oitfithalmoscope                                                                 no 

Pack  saddle   as  required                                                  no 

Pails   milk  ic'UJt  strainer                                                   no 

1 
2 
2 
1 

6 

1 

2 
2 
1 
6 

1 

2 
3 

2 
8 

1 

3 

2 
8 

2 
3 
4 
3 
10 

2 

3 
4 
3 
10 

Pans,  dish                                        ____  _              •          no 

Pans  dust                                                                             no 

Pans,  milk  __                                                              ___no 

*  Knives,  forks,  and  spoons,  silver-plated,  when  so 

table  use,  will  be  dropped  as  "silver-plated  "  and  tak< 

f  State  kind  of  lamp  for  which  chimneys  and  wicke 


much  worn  as  to  be  unfit  for 
sn  up  as  "common." 
are  desired. 


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1                                        Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
30 
1 
4 
2 
3 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
4 
4 
2 
24 

400 

3 
2 
3 
3 
1 
40 
1 
6 
3 
4 
1 
4 
1 
1 
2 
4 
4 
3 
36 

600 

3 
3 

3 
3 
1 

60 

1 

4 
4 
2 
4 
1 
1 
3 
6 
6 

0 

48 

800 

1,000 

4 
3 
5 
4 
1 
100 

12 
6 
6 
2 
6 
1 
1 
3 
10 
8 
4 
72 
1 
6 
3 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
15 
12 
72 
1 

Miscellaneous  —  Continued. 

Pans  muffin                                                                   no 

2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
20 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
•2 
18 

4 
3 
4 
4 
1 
80 
2 
10 
5 
5 
2 
5 
1 
1 
3 
8 
6 
4 
60 

Pans  sauce                                                                       no 

Paper   filtering,  round,  25-cm  _                _            pkgs 

Paper   litmus,  blue  and  red,  of  each                   sheets 

Paper  tarred,  in  30-meter  rolls                              rolls 

Paper  toilet    _                           _  _                pkgs 

Paper  urinary  test,  assorted                                  pkgs 

Paper  wrapping,  blue  and  white,  of  each              qrs 

Paper  wrapping  brown                                             qrs 

Pencils,  hair,  1  dozen  in  vial  _     _  _  _                   doz 

Percolators   glass                                                          no 

Pickle  dishes      *.                                                          no 

Pill  machine                                                                      no 

Pill  tile,  12  to  25  cm     _                                ___     _        no 

Pipettes,  graduated,  5-c.  c                         _                 no 

Pitchers,  delf,  500-c.  c                   _                    _     _     no 

Pitchers  delf  1-liter                                                    no 

Pitchers,  sirup,  glass                                                    no 

Plates,  dinner  _                _        no 

Potato  masher  _                _                    _     _              no 
Pots,  chamber         _                                   _             no 

2 
2 

2 

2 
2 

2 

4 
2 
2 

4        6 
3        3 
3        3 

Pots,  coffee,  agate  ware  or  tin                                         no 

Pots,  tea,  agate  ware  or  tin           _             _  _  _               no 

Prescription  file                                                                   no 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 
1 

1 

2 

1 

1 
2 
1 

Pus  basins    _          _                    _                                     no 

Razor               _                    _            _                        no 

Bazor  strop           no 
Retort  stand                          -                                             no 

1 
1 

8 
3 
18 
1 
1 
,1 

1 
1 
8 
4 
24 
1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
10 
5 
36 
1 

1 
1 
10 

7 
48 
1 

1 
1 
12 
10 
60 
1 

Rolling-pin             _  _                            _              .           no 

Saltcellars,  glass                                _                           no 

Sapolio                                                                        kilos 

Saucers                    _                                             no 

Saw,  butcher's                                                                      no 

Saw  hand                      ..                                                   no 

Scales  and  iveights,  apothecary'1  s                       _           _  no 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 
1 
1 
2 

Scales  and  weights,  grocer's         _                                     no 

1 
1 
1 

2 

1 
2 
2 

1 

1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 

2 

1 
1 

2 

Scales  and  weights,  platform  _                    _  _                no 

Scoops  _                      _                                no 

Screw-drivers,  large  and  small                                          no 

Settees  for  porch  or  hall  _  _         no 

2 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 

2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 
2 

3 
1 

2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
4 
3 

3 

1 
2 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
2 
4 
3 

Shaving  brush  _                                                                     no 

Shears-     __     _                __       _          no 

Sickle  _                   _                                  no 

Sieves,  flour                                                                       no 

Skeleton,  in  cabinet  _                                                         no 

Skimmers                                                                           no 

Spatulas,  15  -cm  no 

Spatulas,  7-cm                                                                  no 

Sponges,  bath,  large                                                     no 

Spoons,  basting,  agate  ware  or  tinned  iron         no 

Spoons,  table,  common  (see  note,  page  81)                    no 

Spoons,  table,  silver-plated  _«_uo     18 

24 

36 

48 

56 

72 

MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


SUPPLY  TABLE-Continued. 


Articles. 

Allowance  for  posts  having 
official  population  of  — 

100 

200 

400 

600 

800 

1,000 

Miscellaneous—  Continued. 

Spoons,  tea,  common  (see  note,  page  81)  no_ 

ts/poons,  tea,  silver-plated  _         _     _           no 

18 

6 
1 

30 

1 
2 
1 
12 
1 
2 

24 
1 
1 
1 
I 
1 
10 
1 
42 
1 
2 
1 
12 
1 
2 

36 

10 
1 
60 
1 
2 
1 
18 
1 
•2 
1 
1 
4 
4 
1 

\ 

36 
2 
2 
6 
1 

20 
4 
1 

1 
2 

48 

20 
1 
72 
1 

a 

2 

18 

1 

:{ 
1 
1 
4 
6 
1 
1 
1 
3 
50 
2 

a 

6 
2 

25 
5 
1 
1 
3 

56 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
20 
1 
96 
1 
2 
2 
24 
1 
3 
1 
2 
6 
8 
1 
1 
1 
4 
60 
3 
2 
8 
2 

30 
6 
1 
2 
3 

72 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
25 
1 
96 
1 
2 
2 
24 

a 

i 

2 
8 
8 
1 
1 
1 
4 
84 
3 
2 
8 
2 

35 
7 
1 
2 
3 

8tamp,  with  outfit,  for  marking  hospital  clothing  no_ 

stfilmsrope                                _                                      no 

Mrtliox>-iif>r,  double                no 

Stove  coal  oil,  if  required                                            no 

Stiivc  blacking      papers 

Suppository  mold                                                                 no 

Syringes,  j>enis,  glass,  in  case    _        _              no 

Sublet  machine  with  200  and  32li.  mym,  dies                  no 

Talcum  (French  chalk),  l-kilo.  packages  kilos 

Tape  measures,  linen,  1-meter            _                               no 

'I'.'-t  tubes                                                                    no 

Test  tubes,  stand  for    _    _                          no 

Th  erm  om  eters                                                                      n  o 

Tools,  chest  of                       .  no 

7  V»  !//•>•    <'iit/*'  /itic                                                            no 

1 

2 
2 
1 

\ 

24 
1 

2 
4 

I 

10 
2 
1 
1 
2 

1 

2 
2 

1 

\ 

36 

1 
2 
4 

1 

15 
3 

1 

1 
2 

Trays  bed  with  leys                                                        no 

Trimmer,  lamp      no 

Trowel   yardeu                                                                    no 

Tubing,  glass,  assorted    _     kilos 

Tubing   rubber                                                        m«'t<  T- 

Tuniblfrs,  glass  _  no 

Twin*',  tine  and  coarse                                             kilos 

Tiriiif  liojce*  _      no 

Urinal  ft,  delf  or  ay  ate  ware                                              no 

I'riiioiiiftiTs     no 

Vials,  50  in  box,  two  180-c.  c.,  twelve  120-c.  c., 
eighteen  GO-c.  c.,  twelve  30-c.  c.,  six  15-c.  c__boxes_ 
Vials,  4-c.  c             dozen 

1  '/.«•/<  ni-trxt  set                                                                  no 

Waxhtnbs  _         _     _                  no 

Water  coolers                                                                    no 

225.     FURNITURE   AND  APPLIANCES  FOR  OPER- 
ATING   ROOM. 

The  following  articles  will  be  furnished,  on  requisition,  to 
those  posts  at  which  the  surgeon  reports  that  a  room  is  avail- 
able for  use  as  an  operating  room : 

1  operating  table.  1  table  for  instruments. 

*1  case  for  instruments.         *1  case  for  dressings,  etc. 

6  scalpels,  metal  handles. 

3  operating  gowns  for  surgeons  and  assistants. 

*NOTE. — Authority  will  be  given  for  the  purchase  or  manufacture  of  these  cases 
at  the  post  if  they  can  be  so  obtained  at  a  reasonable  price. 


84 


MANUAL,  FOR  THE  MEDICAL.  DEPARTMENT. 


1  surgical  cushion,  Kelly's. 

8  tubes,  catgut,  assorted  sizes,  in  Fowler's  tubes. 

1  dozen  spools,  Halstead's,  for  silk  ligature. 

1  coil  silkworm  gut. 

1  dozen  brushes  for  cleansing. 

1  kilo  green  soap. 

ENAMELED  WARE. 


1  instrument  boiler. 

2  wash  basins. 

4  basins  for  sponges,  etc. 


2  pitchers. 

2  pails. 

2  trays  for  instruments. 


GLASSWARE. 

2  Petri's  dishes  for  needles,  etc. 

2  small  jars,  covered,  for  ligatures,  etc. 

4  larger  jars,  covered,  for  dressings,  etc. 

6  flasks  for  flushing  solutions. 

6  4-liter  bottles,  g.  s. ,  for  antiseptic  solutions. 


226. 


COMPOSITION    OF   TABLETS. 


The  words  pills,  tablets,  and  trochisci  are  used  synonymously  throughout  the  Sup- 
ply Table.  Compound  tablets  which  are  not  official  and  are  referred  to  by  these 
names  have  the  following  composition  : 


Aloini  Pilulae  Composite. 

8 
8 
8 
0.8 

2.7 

130 

518 
3 

500 
475 

Copaibae  Pilulae  Compositae. 

Copaiba.        __     _              mgms 

100 
24 
24 
40 

65 
32 
1 

32 

65 

65 
65 
3 
3 

T*  T    v,    11-        •            ~         mgras 

Resina  guaiaci                     mgms 

Belladonnas  fol.  ext.  ale  mgms_ 

Ferri  citras                          mgms 

Oleoresina  cubebse      __     mgms 

Oleoresina  capsici                 mgms 

Ferri  Pilulae  Compositae. 

Ferri  pyrophosphas  mgms_ 
Quininae  sulphas                 mgms 

Ammonii  Chloridi  Trochisci. 

Ammonii  chloridi           _     mgms 

Strychnines  sulphas  mgm_ 
Hydrarg.  Chi.  Mite  Cum  Sodii 
Bicarb. 

Hydrargyri  chl.  mite  mgms_ 
Sodii  bicarb                         mgms 

Extractum     glycyrrhizse 
purum           _     _               mgms 

Oleum  anisi                           mgms 

Antiseptic. 

Hydrargyri  chloridum  cor_mgms_ 
Ammonii  chloridum            mgms 

Hyoscyami  Pilulae  Compositae. 

Extractum  hyoscyami  mgms_ 
Camphora                           mgms 

One  tablet  to  one-half  liter  of 
water  makes  a  l-to-1000  solution. 

Oleoresina  capsici               mgms 

Morphiiiae  acetas  ms:ms_ 

MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT.  85 

COMPOSITION   OF  TABLETS-Continued. 


Linimentum    Rubefaciens. 
Camphora                            mgms 

500 

Pilulae    Camphorae   ei  Opii. 
Camphora                            mgms 

130 

Capsicum  _        lugms 

500 

Opium                  _               mgms 

66 

K\t.  belladonna;  fol.  ale  __mgms_ 
Dissolve  one  tablet  on  30  c.  c. 
of  alcohol. 

500 

Pilulae  Carminativae. 

Morphinaj  sulphas               mgm 

0  8 

Mistura  Glycyrrhizae  Com- 

Camphora                            m-m^ 

16 

posita. 

Kxtnir.tum  rhei                    iii"ins 

32 

Extractum  glycyrrhizjr  __mgms_ 

i  inn  .hura            ingms 

8 

2.5 

Sodii  carbonas  exsic  m^ius 
Oleoresina  capnici  iii-m< 

100 

2.7 

\riilimi  briiKoicum              mgrne 

2.5 

<>ii  -uiii  nifiitiiii-  piperitae  _mgnuL 

5 

opium    ingms 

2.5 

Antiinoiiii  ct  pot.  tart  ras  __mgm_ 

(Mi-inn  ;'.iii-i            _                   iii!_rm- 

1 
2.5 

Sodii  Bicarb,  ei  Mentha  pip. 

Each    tablet    i-   tin-    j»r:n  ti«-:i  1 

Sodii  bicarbonas                 mgms 

258 

<-"|iii\;ilrnt  of  4  c.  c.  of  brown 

A  in  in«  in  ii  carbonas  _          mgms 

16 

mixture-. 

(Mt-uiu  menthae  pii»t-iit.-i-    mirm- 

5 

227. 


BOTTLES  AND  JARS  CONTAINED  IN 
DISPENSING    SET. 


Tincture  Bottles. 
l-liter___ 

.no_ 

11 

Salt-mouth  Bottles. 
500-gm  

no_ 

9 

f>00-c.  c 

no 

Q 

250-gm  

no 

28 

250-c  c 

no 

21 

125-gm 

no 

2'^ 

125  -c.  r 

no 

6 

60-gm  _ 

no 

23 

60-c.  c    

_uo_ 

18 

Tincture  Bottles,  Blue. 

Salt-mouth  Bottles,  Blue 
60-gm 

». 

no 

4 

12f>-c.  c 

no 

2 

Steeple-top  Jars. 

Total. 

Bottles 

no 

153 

250-gni 

no 

10 

Jars 

no 

10 

228.     CONTENTS  IN  DETAIL  OF  THE   CASES,  ETC. 

(To  which  reference  is  made  in  the  Supply  Tabln.) 

COMPRESSED-AIR  APPARATUS. 


Air  container,  with  gauge  no_ 
force  pump                                   no 

1 

Davidson's  sprays,  in  set,  viz: 
Atottti"er  tubts  h  r                 no 

3 

Tubing,  thick  rubber,  silk- 
covered   connecting  con- 

Bottles, with  h.  r,  caps  no_ 
Cut-off  metal                          no 

3 
1 

tainer  with  cut-off          meters 

2.4 

Stand  for  bottles                      no 

1 

Tubing,  thick   rubber,  con- 
necting   container    with 
force  pump  meters_ 

1.2 

Tube  connector,  h.  r  no_ 
Tube,  wires  for  cleaning  no_ 

1 

2 

1 

MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


229. 


RESTRAINT  APPARATUS. 

(In  wooden  box,  with  handle  and  lock.) 


Anklets 

pair 

1 

5 
1 

Strap,  bed,  as  per  circular  no_ 
Strap,  waist                                  no 

1 
1 
1 

Keys  to  lock  buckles 

no 

Muff,  leather 

no 

Wristlets         ..              

pair. 

230. 

SPRAY-PRODUCING  APPARATUS. 

(Rumbold's,  for  Petrolatum.) 

A  ir  bulb,  soft  rubber 

no 

1 

Spray  producers,   metal, 
(Nos.  1,  2,  4,  5) 

no 

4 
1 

Mirror,  hinged,  3  glas 
Speculum,    nasal,    ad 
blades 

ses             no 

justable 
no 

Tongue  depressor,  3  blades  no_ 

231. 

CONTENTS  OF  ASPIRATING  CASE. 

(In  morocco  case.) 

Needles   aspirating 

no 

3 
1 
1 

1 

Tube,  metallic,  with  extra  wirt 
Tubing  attachments 

s  no 

1 
4 
3 

1 

Obturator,  blunt,  for  c 
Pump 

annula      no 

no 

no 

Tubing  rubber                   p 

ieces_ 
no 

Tube,  double  current, 
with  rubber  stopper 

metal, 
no 

Trocar    and    cannula,    with 
stopcock 

232. 


CONTENTS  OF  CAPITAL  OPERATING  CASES. 


Two  patterns  of  cases  under  this  name  have  been  issued,  and  will  be  referred  to 
hereafter  as  Nos.  1  and  2,  in  accordance  with  the  dates  of  issue.  The  contents  are 
essential^'  the  same,  but  they  may  be  readily  distinguished  by  No.  1  being  a  nar- 
row, thick  case,  containing  a  leaden  mallet,  while  No.  2,  which  was  a  part  of  most 
of  the  late  personal  sets,  is  a  wide,  flat  case,  and  does  not  contain  a  mallet. 

CASE  NO.  1. 
(In  mahogany  case,  with  leather  pouch.) 


Cdtlin,  long 

no 

1 

1 
1 
4 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
5 
1 

Needle,    aneurism,    handle, 
and  3  tips 

no 

1 
1 
12 

2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 

1 
1 
1 

Catlin  small 

no 

Chi*el 

no 

Needle,  key,  artery 

.     no_ 

Drills   with  one  handle 

no 

Needles,  surgeon's 

no 

Elevator  and  raspatory,  corn- 

no 

Retractors 

no 

Saw,  bow,  2  blades 

no 

Forceps,    artery,  fenestrated, 
spring  catch 

no 

Saw   chain 

no 

Saw,  Key's 

no 

Forceps   boiie   gouge 

no 

Saw   tnetacarpal 

no 

Forceps,  bone,  long,  slightly  bent-HO- 
Forceps   bone   long    angled          11  f> 

Scalpels 

no 

Scissors,  straight 

no 

Forceps   sequestrum 

no 

Tanaculum                     . 

.  _no 

Gouge 

no 

Tourniquet,  screw 

no 

no 

Trephine   brush  for 

no 

Knife  amputating   long 

no 

Trephine,  conical 

no 

Knife,  amputating,  medium  
Knife   cartilage, 

no 

Trephine  crown 

no 

no 

Trephine,  handle  for 

no 

Ligature  silk 

gms 

Wax 

piece 

Mallet  leaden 

no 

MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDIQAL  DEPARTMENT. 


87 


CASE  NO.  2. 
(In  mahogany  case,  with  leather  pouch.) 


I'tixt  mi  ni   straight 

__no_ 
_  no 

1 
1 
1 
1 
4 
1 

1 

1 
1 

5 

1 

Needle  key   artery 

no 

1 
12 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 

I'ntlin     /••//./         

Nrrdli-s,  surgeon's 

no 

Cut  It  a    small 

no 

Raspiiton/ 

no 

Chisel   __ 

no_ 

Razor  

-    no 

Drills,  with  one  handle 

no 

Retractors 

no 

Elevator   

_no_ 

Saw,  bow,  2  blades- 

no 

Forceps,  artery,  bulbous,  slide 
catch 

no 

Saw,  chain 

no 

Saw  Hey's 

no 

Forceps,  bone,  gouge,  curved  no_ 

/•'«/•<•.  yi.\,  hone,  (jonye,  straight  no_ 

Saw,  movable  back 

no 

Scalpels  

__  _  _no 

Scissors  straight 

no 

/•'i/V<  y/s-      lit/iotnlliy 

no 

Tenaculum 

nn 

Forceps,  sequestrum           

_no_ 

Tourniquet,  screw,  with  pad  no_ 
Trephine,  brush  for                     no 

no 

A"////V   ((///  >n  tut  'ma   lona 

no 

Trephine   conif<tl 

no 

Kiiif'-    dm  iiitut  'nn     UK  ilium 

_no_ 
no 

7V<y.  /////,•    Inuiille  for 

no 

Knife   cartilage 

Trocar  an>l  i-minulu,  sir, 

Wax 

light    no 

Ligature    silk 

Lr  I  1  1  - 

piece 

A.  ..//.,  aneurism,  handle  and 
3  lips 

no_ 

233. 


CONTENTS  OF  DENTAL  CASE. 

(In  small  morocco  case.) 


iSHmishen  (Nos.  S,  29,  S6)  no. 
Chisels  (Nos.  77,  135)                  no 

3 
2 
1 

10 
6 
1 

Gutta-percha                          gms 

30 
6 
1 
1 

6 
1 

1 

llumlli  .-  /""/•  inxtru  inents      UO 

i'i-ltl'<rfr  (No  5)                          no 

Hone                       _                    no 

l-lwntnn  (Nos.   10,    M,    16, 
21  Itl  82  86  lltl  ll£  11*5)      no 

Mirror                                         no 

Paper,  bibulous                 sheets- 

*-ach  of  Nos.  00,  0,  1)  __no_ 
Forceps  college                             no 

Sealer  (No.  S)  _       no_ 

Spatula  (No.  1)                no 

234.                     CONTENTS  OF  EMERGENCY  CASE. 

Tablets  in  15-c.  c.  Bottles. 

Acrtanilidum  mgms_ 
Ariilurn  tannicum       _        mgms. 

200 
324 
0.1 

Hypodermic  Tablets,  in  Tubes. 

Apomorphinee  hydrochlo- 
mgms 

6 
O.G5 
10 
1 
8 
0.65 
32 
1 

1 
1 
1 
6 

1 
1 

Aruniti  tinctura  c.  c_ 

\loini  coinjn  ><it«i' 

\t  i'(  ipiiiti;  isulphas*               mgm 

Cocaiuffi  hydrochloras       mgms 

A  ntipvrin  uin                          mgms 

324 
~324 

Digitalinum*                        mgm 

Antiseptic   
Itismutlii  Milmitias              mgms 

Morphinse  sulphas*  mgms_ 
Nitroglycerinum     mgm 

<  'anninativaa 

Quiniriae  hydrochloras      mgms 

Catliartii'M-  ci.ni|msitaj  
('Moral                                    mgms 

"324 
0.3 
130 

Strychninai  sulphas  mgm_ 

Instruments. 

Bistoury,  curved  and  straight,  of 
each   ._           _    no 

IMiritalis  tinctura     c.  c_ 

Ersrotinum                             mgms 

llydraiuM  uin  chl.  mite  cum  sodii 
bicarb 

I  pccacuaiiha  et  opium 

Forceps,  hsetnostatic      _  no 

Mornhiiise  sulphas    _        _mgms 

8 
0.4 
324 
324 

200 
324 

opii  tinctura  camphorata  c.  c_ 
I'henacetinum  __                  mgnis 

Plaster  isinglass                     roll 

Potassii  bromidum               mgms 

Quininse  sulphas                  mgms 

Sulphoual  _       _                   mgms 

S/rt     e    h     odermic                                                                                                no 

1 
1 

Thermoineter   clinical                                                                                                      nO- 

*  Tablets  marked  thus  are  in  the  hypodermic  syringe  case. 


MANUAL,  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


235.  CONTENTS  OF  EYE  AND  EAR  CASE. 

(In  mahogany  case,  with  leather  pouch.) 

This  list  does  not  correspond  to  the  contents  of  all  eye  and  ear  cases;  discrepancies 
should  be  noted. 


Bottles,  g.  s.,  k-c.c  _  no 

2 

Needle,  curved                             no 

1 

Catheter,  eustachian,  ft.  r  no_ 
Curette                                           no 

1 
1 

Needle,  stop,  curved  no_ 
Needle  stop  straight                   no 

1 
1 

Cystotome  and  scoop    _                no 

1 

Needle,  straight                             no 

1 

Director,  lachrymal                     no 

1 

Needles  fine                             no 

6 

Forceps,  angular,  for  ear  no 

1 

Ophthalmoscope                          no 

Forceps,  cilia                                  no 

1 

Optometer  (Thompson's)             no 

Forceps,  fixation         _                   no 

1 

Probes,   lachrymal,    double 

Forceps,  iridectomy,  angular       no 

1 

silver                                          no 

Forceps,  iridectomy,  curved         no 

1 

Scalpel  no 

Forceps,  iridectomy,  straight  no_ 
Hook  blunt                                   no 

1 
1 

Scissors,  curved  on  the  fiat  no_ 
Scissors  iris  (Noyes's)  on  handle  no 

Hook,  blunt,  curved  shank           no 

1 

Scissors,  strabismus                      no 

1 

Hook,  double                    _  _  _  _no 

1 

Scissors,  straight                          no 

1 

Hook,  strabismus                            no 

2 

Scoop  and  hook  metal  handle     no 

1 

Kerafome   angular                        no 

2 

Silk  fine                                   gm 

1 

Knife  (Beer's),  cataract                no 

1 

Speculums,  ear,  in  nest               no 

3 

Knife  (Graefe's)   linear                no 

1 

Speculum  eye  stop                     no 

1 

Knife  iris                            '           no 

.  1 

Speculum,  eye,  stop  (Graefe's)  no 

1 

Knife  iris   double-edge                no 

1 

Spoon   lens  h.  r                         no 

1 

Lid  holder,  large  and  small  no_ 
Lid  holder  hard  rubber                no 

2 
1 

Spoon,  lens,  fenestrated  no_ 
Spud,  Dix1  $                                 no 

1 
1 

Mirror  laryngeal                _        no 

2 

Styles,  lachrymal,  silver              no 

2 

Mirror,    laryngoscopic,    with 
head  band               -     no 

1 

Syringe  (AneVs),  ivith  3  tips  no_ 
Wax      _                                piece 

1 
1 

236.  CONTENTS  OF  FIELD  CASE.* 

(In  wooden  case,  with  leather  pouch  and  sling  strap  with  buckle  and  snap  hooks.) 


Bistoury    curved                          no 

1 

Ligature,  silk                         gms 

3 

Catheter,  silver,  jointed                no 

1 

Needles,  surgeon's-                 no 

12 

Director  and  aneurism  needle      no 

1 

Probe  (Nelaton's)                        no 

1 

Forceps,  artery  and  needle,-  com- 
bined                                         no 

Saw  blade,  movable  back  no_ 
Saw  blade,  handle                        no 

1 
1 

Forceps,  bone                         -      no_ 

Scalpel                                           no 

1 

Forceps  bullet                               no 

Scissors,  straight                          no 

1 

Forceps,  dressiny                          no 

Serrefines  (Lamtenbeck''  s)           no 

4 

Knife  amputating  blade              no 

Tenaculum                                  no 

1 

Knife,  amputating,  handle       no 

1 

Wax    _       _            piece 

1 

*This  is  the  case  recently  issued  as  "surgeon's  field  case." 

237.  CONTENTS  OF  FIELD  OPERATING  CASE. 

(In  mahogany  case,  with  leather  pouch.) 

This  list  does  not  correspond  to  the  contents  of  all  field  operating  cases;  dis- 
crepancies should  be  noted. 


Bistoury,  curved     _          no 

1 

Catlin,  medium      _     _         no 

1 

Bistoury  curved  probe-pointed    no 

1 

Director                                         no 

1 

2 

Elevator                                         no 

1 

Catheters,  silver,  Nos.  3,  6,  and  #_no_ 
Catlin.  lona    _                        __  no_ 

3 
1 

Elevator  and  raspatory,  combined  no_ 
Forcew.  artery,  svrina  __.  L  no_ 

1 
1 

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Forceps,  bone,  curved 

no 

•i 

1 

1 
1 

1    1 
1    1 
1 
1 
5 

1 

1 
12     ! 
1 
1     i 
1 
2 

Saw,  bow  3  blades                     no 

1 

1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
1 

6 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

Forceps  bullet 

no 

Saw  fhiiin                                   no 

Forceps,  dissecting 

no 

Sair  Hey's                                    no 

Forceps  dressing 

no 

Saw  metacarpal                         no 

/'«/YV/<.»,  sequestrum    

no_ 

Scalpel                                         no 

Kniii    <m>i>itt(it  iiitf   hnig 

__no_ 
__no_ 
no 

Scissors  angular                          no 

Knit<  ,  amputating,  medium  _. 
A  /<//<•,  hernia 

Scissors,  straight         no_ 

Soundx,  steel,    ><//•»/.</,    ,l,,uble 
curve,  Nos.  1-2,  3-lt,  5-6,  7- 
8,  9-10,  11-12                        no 

Ligature,  silk       _ 

gam 

Needle,  aneurism,  handle  and 
tips 

3 
no 

'!'<  inirnl  ii  in                                                 no 

\it'illf,kei/,  artery  _. 

no 

TourtiitjKtt,  .•.•••/••'//•,  ir  it  h  pad  no_ 
Trephine,  bmnhfor  no_ 

'1'rt'jihiiti     i-niiiiiil    iiinl   Inindle  UO 

Needles,  surgeon's  

/'/<,/,.,  /,////,/,  long    

.__no_ 
.__uo_ 

Probe  (Nt'laton^) 

no 

Trocar  and  cainnila,  cun'ed  no_ 
Wax                                       piece 

Razor 

no 

Retractors                           

no 

238.         CONTENTS 

OF  H/EMOSTATIC  FORCEPS  CASE. 

(In  morocco  case.) 

HahteaiFs  straight 

no 

1 
1 

1 
1 

1 

V  ',(/  v's  />  'ih/  i/i'i/'                        no 

1 

1 
1 
2 
2 

Halxtead's  curved  

Jones's  angular  

no. 
.__no_ 

TaiCs  short  grip  iio_ 
TfuMrnton^s  T                 _            no 

Jones's  straight 

no 

Wood's  (Pt'an**)  large                no 

1  iith  \  t'rnettrated 

.—  no_ 

Wood's  (Pean's)  small               no 

239.         CONTENTS 

OF  H/EMOSTATIC  FORCEPS  CASE. 

(Surgical  chest.) 

Ifalstfatl's  curred    light 

no 

6 
2 
2 

Pratt*  s  T-shaped                         no 

1 
1 

Ilalstead's  curreil,  hean/ 

no 

Senn's  long-jaw,  mouse-toot  he<  1  .M«»_ 

Jones's  straight 

no 

240.  CONTENTS  OF   GENITO-URETHRAL  CASE. 

(In  rosewood  case.) 


Bougies  d  boule  (  Otis'*),  metal, 
nickel-plated,  Nos.  11,  lit,  17, 
21,  26,  30                                   no 

6 

1 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 
1 

Gauge,   steel    (American  .and 
French)                                      no 

1 

2 
12 
2 
1 

1 
3 

1 

1 

Gauges,  pasteboard  (American 
and  French)                             no 

'  'nllii  t<  T,  double  current,  silver  no_ 
Catheter,  grooved  and  tunneled 
(Gouley^s),  irith  stylet               no 

Guides,  whalebone  (  Gouleif  '«)__  ^no  - 
Guides  whalebone  (Otis'  s)          no 

Catheter  and  stuff,  '  grooved  and 
tunneled  (Gmdey's),  withstylet-no. 
Crin  de  Florence                            no 

Knife,  beaked  (Gouleif  s)  no_ 
Sounds,    set  of  It,  fitting  one 
handle         "                            set 

Dilator  (Thompson's),  modified 
by  Gouleif                                   no 

Sounds,  tunneled  (Gouleifs)  no_ 
Tenaculum  (Goitley'*)                 no 

Director,  silvei-  (Gouley's)  no_ 
Forceps,  urethral  (Thompson's)  _no_ 

Urethrotome,  dilating(  Gouley's), 

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241.  CONTENTS  OF  GENITO-URINARY  CASE. 

(In  mahogany  case.) 


Bistoury  for  meatus  (Otis'  s)  no_ 
Bougies  d   boule  (Otis'1  s},  metal, 
nickel-plated,   Nos.  8  to    &0, 

1 

Urethrometer  (Otis'1  s),  hinged  no_ 
Urethrometer,  rubber  covers 
for                                           no 

1 
12 

inclusive                                       no 

33 

Urethrotome,     Maisonneuve*  s 

Endoscopes  (Otis'  s,  h.  r.),  Nos. 
22  26  and  32                           no 

3 

No.  8,  Otis'1  s  gauge,  with  two 

Gauge  (Otis'1  s),  steel                       no 

1 

and  one  extra  tunneled  tip  for 

Guides  (Otis'1  s),  whalebone            no 

2 

whalebone  guide                      no 

1 

Sounds  (  Otis's),short-beaked,steel, 
nickel-plated,    Nos.    20  to  1+0, 
inclusive                                     no 

21 

Urethrotome,  dilating  (Otis'1  s), 
straight,  with  two  blades  no_ 

1 

242. 


CONTENTS  OF  URETHRAL  CASE. 

(In  rosewood  case,  with  lock.) 


But  few  of  these  have  been  issued.     It  is  essentially  the  same  as  the  genito-urinary 
case,  but  the  arrangement  and  contents  are  somewhat  different. 


Bougies  d  boule  (Otis's),  metal, 
nickel-plated,  Nos.  8  to  U6,  in- 
clusive                                       no 

39 
1 
1 

26 

Urethrometer  (Otis'  s),  spring  no_ 
Urethrometer,  rubber  covers 
for                                           no 

1 
12 
1 

Catheter  springs  prostatic            no 

Urethrotome,  dilating  (Otis'  s), 
straight  with  two  blades         no 

Gauge,  steel                                   no 

Sounds  (  Otis'1  s),short-beaked,steel, 
nickel-plated,  Nos.  21  to  UG,  in- 
clusive                                         no 

243.              CONTENTS  OF  MINOR   OPERATING  CASE. 

(In  brass-bound  mahogany  case,  with  leather  pouch.) 

Bistoun/,  curved                            no 

1 

1 
2 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 

1 

1 
1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
5 
1 
1 
12 

Pliers,  wire-cutting,  small          no 

1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
6 
1 

G 
1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
2 
1 

Bistoury,  curved,  probe-painted  _no_ 
Bistouries,  straight                         no 

Probang,  ozsophageal                  no 

Probe  (Ntlaton's)                         no 

Cannula  (Bellocq1  s}  _                 _  no 

Probe  (Sayre's),  vertebrated  no_ 
Scalpels                                        no 

Catheter,  prostatic,  silver              no 

Catheters,  silver,  Nos.  3,  6  find  9  no 

Scissors  angular                          no 

Director                                         no 

Scissors,  curved                           no 

Ecraseur,  wire,  two  tips                no 

Scissors  straight                           no 

Forceps,  artery,  fenestrated,  slide 
catch                                          no 

Serre  fines                                     no 

Sound    small                                no 

Forceps,  bullet                               no 

Sounds,  steel,  silvered,  double- 
curve,  Nos.  1-2,  3-1+,  5-6,  7-8, 
9-10,  11-12                             no 

Forceps,  dissecting                       no 

Forceps,  dressing              _             no 

Forceps,  wsophageal                      no 

Staff,  grooved   large                    no 

Forceps,     tracheotomy     (  Trous- 
seau's)                      _     no 

Staff,  grooved,  medium               no 

Staff  (S/jme's)                   '            no 

Knife,  amputating                         no 

Tenaculum                                   no 

Knife,  hernia                        _         no 

Tonsillotome                                no 

Ligature,  silk                            gins 

Trocar  and  cannula,  curved  no_ 
Tubes,  tracheotomy,  double  no_ 
\Vax                                       piece 

Needle,  artery,  irith  four  tips  no_ 
Needle,  Icey,  arterij                         no 

Needles,  surgeon's  _no 

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244.    CONTENTS  OF  OBSTETRICAL  AND  GYNECOLOGICAL  CASE. 

(In  leather  trunk  case,  with  handles  and  lock.) 


Blunt  hook  and  crotchet,  guarded.  no- 
Bottle,g.  s.  and  g.  c.,for  Little's 
saline  mixture    no 

1 

Probe,  uterine,  rih-er,  with  silver 
applicator,  set-screio    handle, 
and  sponge  tent  efpeller          no 

Until,-,  if.  s.  and  g.  c.,  for  nt///ifi,-  no 

1 

S/V//-/V/V/-  (  Buttled  s)                      no 

. 

.';  ,///.-,  <j.  s.  and  g.  c.,for  ergot—  no- 

('ntllf'tf'i-  OV/Ms's)  .*/'</'""«/.  tin  till    Ilii 

1 
1 

Scissftrs,  uterine,  curved  on  the 

iliit    no 

1 

Itilators    (barne*1**),     intli    slop- 
cock*  etc                                        no 

1 

^"Hit<l,f«l<ling  (Simpson's)  no_ 
Sji.'i-nlmn,    i;i,/i,i,il     ami     anal, 

1 

hilntnr,  uti  ,-iin  ,  *iiotll              _    _    _11O_ 

1 

SH/I/XIS//,//-//    lulif,  iittra-uterine 

Klfi-ntor,    ii/ifiiie    (Sinin's),    //•//// 

h.  r                                             no 

•j 

t  ico  points  no_ 

1 

1 

Tamiiim    >///<«//' 

/•'<./•/-,  /(.s  t  fi  liiii-iitu  (/.c»i////V.v)      _    I1O 

1 

••In  in  (Nott's)                    no 

/•',.,v,  /;*    x/,,,,7  (  Hrirkfir*)           _       nO- 

1 

Transfusion  set  (Frtfer^s)*          no 

/•'/'/</>  <  Iniii/i  (  /'///////i/1*)                     DO 

1 

I'cctw.  with  handle                     no 

Perforator  (Thomas's).  no_ 

1 

*With  dinrti«.ns  t"i  u-«  .  :nnl  <  «in-istinp  of  a  rubbtT  tube  with  two  bulbs,  a  glass 
rrrivrr,  :tn«l  jrivrr's  and  nvri vor's  caniiu !;••. 

245.  CONTENTS  OF  POCKET  CASE,  ASEPTIC. 

(In  li-atln-r  r-isr,  \\  itli  nii-tal  <-li|.s  ami  cha'nois  cover.) 


'/  curved                            no 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 

1 

1 
1 

1 
1 

Needle,  aneurism,  ,i,,.i 

grooved 
no 

1 

1 
.12 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

Bistniirii,   <-nn;;lt  j,  ,;,!.,  -i,,,i,it'<l    ln> 
straight                               no 

Needlf  i'  1'jtlni'inif 

no 

/  '«!///.  /•  ,\  joint,  <l,  null'   ,1,1,  Ij,  null,- 

tii>*                                            no 

no 

Probe  (A.  laton's) 

no 

Caustii-,  holder  no 

Probe  silver 

no 

Forceps,  i<  ml  If    n,,,l  fcn>  strut,  ,1, 
>n'ii  rif                                      no 

Scalpel 

no 

Scissors 

no 

Forceps  /«//</-/<«"•>'</            no_ 

Tenactdum 

110 

/  <iit'  •  (  i/iu  inl>                               no 

Tenotome 

no 

Liirature,  silk        _      gm 

Wax      

piece 

246.             CONTENTS  OF  POCKET  CASE,  PERSONAL. 

(In  leather  case,  with  leather  or  gutta-percha  cover.) 
This  case  was  formerly  part  of  the  "personal  set." 

r,i*t.onr/t,  nirrcd  UO_ 
/.'/.s/dM/-//,  '•"/•(>•</,  probe-pointed  no. 
Bistoury,  straight         _    .           _  no_ 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

Ligature,  silk  gni- 
Needle,  aneurism  no_ 
Needle,  exploring                         no 

1 
1 

1 
9 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

<  'iillirti-rjoititt',!,  inn!,'  iino1  female 
tips                                            no 

Needles,  surgeon's  _ 

no 

Probes 

no 

Caustic  holder                        _       no 

Probe  (Ntlaton'lK)- 

no 

Director    grooved                     -     no 

Scapel 

no_ 

Forceps  artery  fenestrated          no 

Scissors 

no_ 

Forceps  dissecting                     -  no 

Tenaculum 

__no 

Forceps   dressing                           no 

Tenotome 

no_ 

Wax 

piece 

' 

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247. 


CONTENTS  OF  POCKET  CASE,  POST. 


This  name  will  be  used  when  reference  is  made  to  the  red  morocco  pocket  case 
with  chamois  cover  issued  during  the  past  few  years  for  post  use. 

The  list  of  contents  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  aseptic  pocket  case,  but  the  aneurism 
and  exploring  needles,  knives,  and  tenaculum  are  detachable  from  the  two  hard- 
rubber  or  ivory  handles.  Some  cases  contain  a  combined  needle  and  fenestrated 
artery  forceps  and  a  heemostatic  forceps;  others  a  plain  artery  and  a  dressing  forceps. 


248. 


CONTENTS  OF  POST-MORTEM  CASE. 


(Handles  of  saw  and  of  all  knives  are  of  ebony;  those  of  costotome,  hammer,  and 
tenaculum  are  of  steel.     In  mahogany  box.) 

Most  of  the  post-mortem  cases  now  in  use  are  in  accordance  with  the  following  list. 


Blowpipe 

no 

1 
1 

1 

Knife  amputating  small 

no 

1 
1 
2 
1 
3 
1 
1 

Chain  and  hooks 

no 

Knife,  cartilage 

no 

Chisel 

no 

Needles  (and  thread) 

no 

Costotome  chisel 

no 

Saw 

no 

Enterotome 

no 

!>/  •<>  I  \  i  c  Is  assorted 

no 

Forceps  dissecting 

no 

Scissors,  straight 

no 

JJammer  steel 

no 

Tenaculum 

no 

Knife,  amputating  large 

no 

249. 


CONTENTS  OF  DISSECTING  CASE. 

(In  wooden  case.) 


This  case  is  dropped  from  the  regular  list  of  the  Supply  Table,  as  it  is  practically 
duplicated  by  the  post-mortem  case.  Those  now  on  hand  will  be  issued  to  the 
smaller  posts  in  lieu  of  the  larger  post-mortem  case.  Its  contents  are  as  follows  : 


Blowpipe  no_ 
Chain  aud  hooks                            no 

Knife,  cartilage  no_ 
Needles  (and  thread)                no 

1 
2 
3 
1 
1 

Chisel 

no 

I  Scalpels   assorted 

no 

Enterotome 

_no 

Scissors,  straight 

no 

Forceps  dissecting 

no 

Tenaculum 

no 

250. 


CONTENTS  OF  STOMACH-PUMP  CASE. 

(In  mahogany  case,  with  lock  and  key.) 


Foot  metal                                    no 

1 

Pipes   injecting   ivory  straight  no 

2 

Gaq,  mouth                                    no 

1 

Pipe  guard,  rectal                        no 

1 

Gag  screw                                      no 

1 

Pump  brass  with  lei'er                 no 

1 

Hose,  filling  and  ejecting      _no 

1 

Tube,  rectal  (  (J1  Beirne's)             no 

1 

Pipe  injecting,  ivory,  angular      no 

1 

Tube  stomach                              no 

1 

251. 


CONTENTS  OF  TOOTH-EXTRACTING  CASE. 

(In  leather-covered  case,  with  lock  and  double  handle.) 


Elevators  (Nos.  6  and  7)  no 

2 

Forceps,  upper  bicuspid  and  ca- 

Forceps, cowhorn  (No.  23)  no_ 
Forceps,  lower  bicuspid  and  ca- 
nine (No.  21)                             no 

1 
1 

nine  (No.  11)  no_ 
Forceps,  upper  front  root  (No.  _?)  no_ 
Forceps   upper  incisor  and  ca- 

1 

1 

Forceps,  lower  incisor  and  bicus- 

nine (No.  13)                           no 

1 

pid  (No.  lit)                               no 

1 

Forceps  upper  molar  (No    18)  no 

1 

Forceps,  lower  molar  (No.  15)  __no_ 
Forceps,  universal  root  (No.  7)     no 

1 

1 

Forceps,  upper  wisdom,  (No.  J0)_no_ 
Lancet,  gum               _                   no 

1 
1 

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252.  CONTENTS  OF  CASE  OF  TRIAL  LENSES. 

BAUSCH  &  LOMB. 

(In  mahogany  case,  with  lock  and  two  keys.) 
Twenty  pairs  spherical  convex  lense*. 

Twenty  pairs  spherical  concave  lenses,  botit  from  2  to  160  English  inches  focus.  (D.  30-0.25.) 
Eleven  cylindrical  concex  lense*. 
l-:i>'reu  cylindrical  concave  lenses,  both  from  8.88  to  160  English  inches  focus.     (D.  L. 

60-0.95.) 

iS'/V  p,-i*tn»t  2°,  3°,  k°,  .1°,  <9°,  12°. 
/•'</,  *//>•<•«,  one  irfiife  and  one  ground  glasx,  one  plain  metal,  one  metal  with  hole  in  center, 

and  one  metal  with  *b  n«j><ti<-  slit. 
Four  colored  glasses — red,  blue,  green,  and  brown. 
<  >,„•  ,/,,i'hi,it>  ,1  t,-;,il  frame,  No.  S,  double  cell. 
One  graduated  trial  frame,  No.  S,  double  cell,  atljustable. 

QUEEN. 

(In  mahogany  case,  with  lock  and  k»y.) 
Tit-i-,,/,/  pairs  spherical  convex  len*e#. 
Tir,'nty  /></<>.«.  .xjifo  ri<;<!  <;,,,n,ire  lenses,  both  from  S  to  L8  inches  focus. 

/','/<////     <•////»/(//•/«•(//     <'HI  I  I'!'.''    /.    //-/    I, 

/•.'//////  (.-'/liinlrical  -xmcart  lentes,  both  from  0  to  72  inches  focus. 

l-'irr  priftM,  ~'°,  3°,  If,  f>°,  fi°. 

Tin;,'  nn-tal  <USI-K,  <nn  ///«,/<,  <>,<•  //•////  //<•/»•  ,'„  center,  and  one  with  stenopaic  slit. 

l-'our  colnrt  il  ijlnxKt-s — red,  /</«<•,  green,  and  brotcn. 

One  single  lens  holder. 

One  trial  frame. 

253.  INHALER  AND  VAPORIZER.       . 

This  consists  of  a  nickel-plalrd  stand,  with  boiler,  spirit  lamp,  and  detachable 
handle.  There  are  two  attachments,  a  long  inhaler  and  short  deodorizer ;  both 
have  a  reservoir  holding  sponge  saturated  with  the  preparation  to  be  vaporized. 

254.  MICROSCOPES. 

The  names  of  the  manufacturer  and  of  the  microscope  will  bo  noted  on  all 
invoices,  receipts,  and  property  returns. 

THE  "UNIVERSAL"  MICROSCOPE. 

Ma-lo  by  the  Bausch  &  Lomb  Optical  Company.  In  two  cases,  the  contents  of 
which  an;  as  follows  : 


Glass  covers                             no 

6 

Microscope  Case. 

Glass  slides  no 

6 

(In   upright  cherry-wood    case, 
with  handle,  lock,  and  extra 
hook  and  post  fastenings.) 

Sfand,  '"  I  a  t  I'ersal  "                      no 

1 

Case  of  Microscopical  Acces- 
sories. 
(In    cherry-wood    case,    with 
handle,  lock,  and  extra  hook 

Glaw  stage  and  slide  carrier  no_ 
/•,'//<  i  >  if  ten,  A  and  C                      no 

1 

2 

'and  post  fastenings.) 
'  Microtome                                   no 

1 

Eijep  iece  m  icrometer               no 

1 

Knife  for  same,  one  side  flat,  in 

Concave  ut>l  )/l«in  mirror            no 

1 

case                                          no 

1 

(  iliji  fiiri'  "2,-iuch                           no 

1 

Syringe   bra*s  with  four  pipes 

(Hijcrtire    $-inch       __       no 

1 

and  8t<tpcocT{,  in  case              no 

1 

(  )li/crtirt>     l-inch                                       no 

1 

Turntable   self-centering             no 

1 

(  >li/i'it  it'e   -^n-inch                         no 

1 

Glass  slides                               doz 

4 

Abbe  condenser  with    iris  dia- 

Glass covers                            gnis 

30 

phragm              _          _no_ 

1 

Carmine                                  gms 

15 

Double  nosepiece                           no 

1 

Canada  balsam                       gms 

30 

Iris  diaphragm,   with  mbstage 

Balsam  bottle                             no 

1 

adapter  arranged  to  take  dia- 
phragm or  objective                   no 

1 

Dropping  bottle,  for  oil  of  cedar  _no_ 
Gentian  violet                        gms 

1 

4 

Revolving  diaphragm      _       _  _no 

1 

Bismarck  brown                    gms 

4 

Ilnll's-i'i/e,  condenser  _            _     no 

1 

Methvl  blue                           gms 

4 

Stage  forceps  no_ 

1 

Fuchsin                                   gnis 

4 

Camera  lucida                               no 

1 

Aniline  oil                               c   c 

60 

Forceps                              _       no 

1 

Paraffin                                   kilo 

4 

94 


MANUAL  FOR  THE   MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


Eyepiece  A,  2-inch  objective  gives  about 

25  diam. 
Eyepiece  A,  %-inch  objective  gives  about 

50  diam. 
Eyepiece  A,  J-inch  objective  gives  about 

210  diani. 
Eyepiece  A,  -j^-inch  objective  gives  about 

570  diam. 


Eyepiece  C,  2-inch  objective  gives  about 


Eyepiece  C,  f-inch  objective  gives  about 

100  diam. 
Eyepiece  C,  J-inch  objective  gives  about 

420  diam. 
Eyepiece  C,  y^-inch  objective  gives  about 


1140  diam. 

THE  "INVESTIGATOR"  MICROSCOPE. 

Made  by  the  Bausch  &  Lomb  Optical  Company,  and  of  which  many  have  been 
issued,  consists  of  the  following  : 


Microscope  Case. 
The  contents  of  this  case  are  the  same 
as  those  of  the  Universal  microscope,  the 
stand  alone  being  of  a  slightly  different 

Case  of  Microscopical  Acces- 
sories. 

Section  cutter,  with  freezing  ap- 
paratus                                    no 

1 

pattern. 

Razor,  large,  one  side  flat,  with 
handle,  in  case                         no 

1 

Syringe,  W-c.  c.,    brass,   with 
four  pipes  and  stopcock,  in 
case                                          no 

1 

Turntable,  self-centering            no 

1 

Glass  covers                            gms 

30 

Glass  slides          _     doz 

4 

Carmine                                  gnus 

15 

Canada  balsam                       gms 

30 

In  cases  etc     as  above 

Balsam  bottle                 ^           no 

1 

Dropping  bottle,  for  cedar  oil  no_ 

1 

THE  "CONTINENTAL"  MICROSCOPE. 

Made  by  the  Bausch  &  Lomb  Optical  Company.  In  one  case  (upright  cherry 
wood,  with  handle,  lock,  and  extra  hook  and  post  fastenings — no  separate  case  of 
accessories  accompanies  this  microscope),  the  contents  of  which  are  as  follows  : 


Stand,  Universal, 

BB    _ 

no 

1 

Objective,  f 

no 

1 

Eyepieces 

no 

2 

Objective,  ^ 

no 

1 

Abbe  condenser, 
phragm 

with  iris 

dia- 
no 

1 

Objective,  TX5, 

oil  immersion  no_ 

1 

255. 


SURGICAL  PUMP. 


(In  leather  bag,  with  lock  and  key,  and  directions  for  use.  Those  heretofore  issued 
are  of  two  or  three  different  patterns,  and  do  not  exactly  correspond  to  this  list.) 

Allen's  Surgical  Pump,  No.  12,  will  in  future  be  supplied,  and  consists  of  the  fol- 
lowing outfit : 


Bottles,  g.  s 

no 

2 
2 
1 

1 

1 
1 
3 
2 
1 
5 
1 
1 

Dilator,  uterine,  silk  covers 
for                     _    _  __          no 

4 
4 
1 

5 
1 
1 
2 
4 
1 
1 

Bottles  (vials) 

no 

Catheter  and  connector 

no 

Needles,  aspirating            _     _  .no 

Clamp  attachment 

no 

Pipe,  breast,  nipple  (glass)  no_ 
Pipes,  syringe  (ear,  postnasal, 
vaginal  rectal  and  uterine)     no 

Cock,  two-way,  rubber,  for  inject- 
ing                                                         Tl  O 

Connector  tube 

no 

Pump,  9  cm.  and  tube          _     no 

Connectors  with  cut-offs 

no 

Pump   extra  tube  for              no 

Couplings    tl  Universal" 

no 

Tampons                                      no 

Cupper   uterine   metal 

no 

Tampons,  extra  bags  for  no_ 
Trocar  dome                              no 

Cupper  glasses 

no 

Ltilator,  uterine  large 

no 

Tube,  stomach  and  connector  no_ 

iJilator  uterine  small 

no 

256. 


MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT.  95 

HYPODERMIC  SYRINGE. 


These  syringes  as  now  issued  have  as  accessories,  besides  two  needles  and  extra 
wires  (the  needles  and  wires  are  expendable),  one  tube  of  each  of  the  following 
hypodermic  tablets : 


Apomorphiria) 
ras 

hydrochlo- 
mcrms 

6 
0.65 

Digitalinum     

nigm 

1 

Morphinao  sulpha 

8             mgms 

Atropinaj  sulp 

has 

mgm_ 

257.  THERMO-CAUTERY,    PAQUELIN'S. 

( In  morocco  case.) 

An  improved  pattern  has  recently  l*e<>n  adopted.  The  contents  are  the  same 
except  that  the  combustion  chamber  or  lamp  is  omitted,  the  modified  reservoir  for 
hydrocarbon  rendering  it  unnecessary. 


Apparatus,  doultle  bulb,  for  sup- 
phl'nig  air               _                      no 

.  1 

llatidlf,  cannulated,  ebony  no_ 
Reservoir  for  hydrocarbon, 

1 

Cautery  button                                no 

1 

nickel-plated                            no 

1 

Cautery  knife             no 

1 

Tube,  lengthening                   no 

1 

(.'"nif'Hfifion    chamber  (lamp), 
nickel-plated  no_ 

1 

Tube,  rubber  no_ 

1 

258. 


TYPEWRITER. 


The  typewriting  machine,  as  issued,  has  the  folio  wing  outfit,  with  printed  circular 
of  instructions  : 


Impression  strij>8  (extra)           no* 

2 

Screio-driver                                no 

1 

Key  for  mainfprinq*             _  __no 

1 

Spools,  for  ribbons  _  _       pairs 

2 

Oil  can                                         no 

1 

Type  wheel,*  large  and  small 

Oil                                              bott 

1 

capitals                                     no 

1 

Ribbon,  copying,  indeliblef—  no_ 
Ribbon,  record,  black  no_ 

1 
1 

Type  wheel,  large  Roman  no_ 
Type  wheel,  small  Roman,     _  no 

1 
1 

Ribbon  shield  (extra)               no 

1 

*The  new  pattern  or  remodeled  machine  has  the  key  for  mainspring  attached,  and 
a  type  shuttle  is  used  instead  of  a  wheel. 

f  Medical  officers  to  whom  typewriting  machines  have  been  issued  will  be  partic- 
ular, by  timely  requisition,  to  keep  a  supply  of  freshly-inked  typewriting  ribbons,  and 
to  see  that  the  "hammer-spring  adjusting  nut"  on  the  back  of  the  machine  is  so  set 
as  to  secure  a  forcible  impression  when  each  key  is  struck. 

259.  VISION-TEST  SET. 

This  set  contains — 

1.  A  set  of  three  test  cards  for  use  at  distances  of  13,  16%,  and  20  feet,  respectively  f 
bearing  the  test  characters. 

2.  A  simple  optometer  consisting  of  two  lenses,  one  of  4-inch  and  the  other  of  10. 
inch  focal  length  ;  a  brass  holder  with  graduated'bar  and  sliding  test-type  holder  ;  six 
test-type  cards,  numbered  1,  for  the  measurement  of  defects  of  refraction  and  accom- 
modation, and  six  type-test  cards,  numbered  2,  for  the  measurement  of  astigmatism. 


96 


MANUAL,  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 


3.  A  set  of  test  wools  for  the  detection  of  color-blindness,  consisting  of  three 
larger  skeins  of  "test  colors"  (one  pale  green,  one  rose  color,  called  purple,  and 
one  bright  red) ;  and  one  hundred  and  forty-four  small  skeins  of  "confusion  colors," 
as  follows  : 

Of  pure  gray,  four  shades,  two  skeins  of  each. 

Of  the  colors  named  below,  eight  shades,  one  skein  of  each,  all  wrapped  in  a  piece 
of  muslin  1  meter  square. 


Hair-brown. 

Lion-brown. 

Olive-brown. 

Wood-brown. 

Pearl-gray. 

Scarlet. 


Orange. 

Yellow. 

Yellow-green. 

Olive-green. 

Green. 

Blue-green. 


Blue,  No.  1. 

Blue,  No.  2. 

Violet. 

Purple,  No.  1  (Rose  Victoria). 

Purple,  No.  2. 


4.  A  small  paper  box  in  which  to  keep  the  extra  lens  and  the  twelve  test-type  cards. 

5.  A  pamphlet  of  directions  for  using  the  vision-test  set. 

6.  A  painted  tin  box  containing  all  the  foregoing. 


The  cases  named  in  the  following  list,  viz,  amputating,  exsecting,  general  operat- 
ing, and  trephining,  formed  the  "personal  sot"  issued  to  medical  officers  prior  to 
1868.  Upon  the  adoption  in  the  latter  year  of  the  personal  set  until  recently  issued 
individually  to  medical  officers  the  former  cases  were  transferred  to  hospitals  as  post 
cases  of  instruments,  and  a  considerable  number  are  still  in  use. 


260. 


CONTENTS  OF  AMPUTATING   CASE. 

( In  mahogany  case.) 


Catlin  long                                   no 

1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 

Needle,  aneurism 

no 

1 
12 

Catlin  small                                 no 

Needles  surgeon's 

no 

Forceps,  artery,  spring-catch  no_ 
Forceps  bone  (nippers)                 no 

Saw,  bow,  twoblades 

no 

Saw  metacarpal 

no 

Knife  amputating  long                no 

Scalpel 

_  _    no_ 

Knife   amputating  medium          no 

Tenaculum 

no 

Knife,  amputating,  small  no_ 
Ligature    silk                          gms 

Tourniquet,  screw,  with  pad  no_ 
Wax                                          niece 

261.  CONTENTS   OF   EXSECTING   CASE. 

( In  mahogany  case,  with  gutta-percha  cover.) 


Chisel                  -        _     _ 

no 

1 

Gouge     _ 

no 

1 

Ecraseur  chain 

no 

1 

Knife,  lenticular       _ 

no 

1 

Forceps  bone  gouge 

no 

2 

Retractors 

no 

2 

Forceps,  bone,  long 

no 

1 

Saw,  chain        _       

_no_ 

1 

Forceps  sequestrum 

no 

1 

Trephine 

no 

1 

MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL 


262. 


CONTENTS  OF  GENERAL  OPERATING  CASE. 


This  set  consists  of  two  mahogany  boxes  with  locks  and  keys,  carried  in  a  leather 
or  heavy  gutta-percha  pouch,  and  containing  the  following  : 


Box  No.  1. 

Bistoury,  curved 

no 

1 
1 
1 

1 
1 
.      1 
1 
1 
I 
1 
1 
1 

Needle,  cataract  _ 

no 

1 
1 

VI 
1 
I 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 

3 

6 

Needle,  key,  arterii  

no 

Needles    surgeon's 

no 

Bistoury,  curved,  probe-pointed  _no  . 
Bistoury,  straight                            nn 

Sato,  movable  back 

no 

Scissors  curved 

no 

ratlin      _ 

no 

^••iasoi'S,  straight 

no 

Forceps,  bullet 

no 

!^i  nl  fu'ls 

no 

Forceps,  dissecting  _  _ 

no 

Tenaculuin 

no 

Forceps^  dressing,  curved 

no 

Tourniquet  field 

in  > 

Forceps,  orsophageal 

no 

Trocar  and  cannula,  ktraight..iio. 
Box  No.  2. 
<  '«tln>terfi,  metallic     _     no_ 

//-/.-,  double     

no 

Knife,  amputating,  small  no_ 
h'nifi-,  hernia  no 

Needle,  aneurism,   handle 
four  tips  

ami 
_no 

tf  nit.-tnllii;  ilonble-cttrve.UO- 

263.                     CONTENTS  OF  TREPHINING   CASE. 

(In  small  mahogany  box.) 

/•.7(  i;it»r 

no 

1 
1 
1 

Trephine,  brushes  for  
Trephine,  conical  

no_ 
_    no 

2 
1 
1 

>'"/'•(//'•'/'*)   

no 

Scalpel  and  raspatory 

no 

Trephine,  handle  for 

no 

264. 


BACTERIOLOGICAL    SET. 


Apparatus,  filling,  and  stand  no_ 
Baskets  wire   for  sterilizer           no 

1 
4 

Platinum   wire,   medium, 
10-cin                                pieces 

6 

Kath,  tripod  for       no 

1 

Regulator,  gas  (Iteichert's)         no 

1 

hish.s,  double  (Petri's)             no 

12 

Sterilizer,  hot-air,  cm.  38  x  28 

Filters  (Pasteur's),  mounted  in 

x  25.5  _no 

1 

flask                                           no 

1 

Syringe,    sterilizable  (Koch's), 

Flasks  (Erlennit'i/t'r's)  ~-!(!-c  c     no 

12 

1-c.  c                                      no 

1 

lti<-iiliiif<ii-,  li-ii't-lini'd,  cm.  L5.5 
'•  '  !  it  xSO  5*                         no 

1 

Test  measure,  footed,  10-c.  c__no_ 
Test  tube   bath  for,  copper        no 

1 

1 

HIi<ir<i-l>  nni>  i\  1  flame                   no 

1 

Test  tubes,  thin  glass,    15-cm. 

Paper  filtering  (Swedish)        qrs 

2 

x  18  mm.  bore                       no 

300 

Pipettes,  1-c.  c    no 

2 

Thermotueters,  0-50°  C     _        no 

2 

Platinum  wire,  heavy, 

Thermometer,  0'200°  C  no 

1 

10-cm  pieces 

3 

*  At  stations  where  there  is  no  gas  an  incubator,  to  be  heated  by  petroleum  flame, 
may  be  obtained  upon  application. 


265. 


CHEMICAL    SET. 


Chemicals. 

Ammonium    molybdate 
(NH4)2MoO                     _  grams 

50 

Acid   iirscnous  AsoOa           grams 

50 

Anilin  CeH5NH2                 grams 

50 

Acid,'  oxalic,  H2C2042H2C)-grams- 
Alcohol   cthylic  abs  C2Hc- 

100 

Barium  chlorid,  BaCl2- 
2II20                       -        grams 

50 

OH  _.                           errams 

100 

Calcium  carbonate,  CaCo3_grms_ 

50 

-13 


98  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

CHEMICAL  SET— Continued. 


Chemicals—Continued. 

Corks,  india  rubber,  perfo- 
rated _        _      _  _      doz 

1 

Calcium  chlorid,  CaCl2  grams_ 
Ferrous  sulfid  FeS               grams 

50 
100 

Crucibles,  porcelain,  conical  iio_ 
Filters  cut,  white  (in 

4 

Potassium  dichromate, 

packs  of  100)                     pkgs 

3 

K2Cr2(>7                           -grams 

100 

Flasks,  flat-bottomed,  with  lip     no 

6 

Potassium  cyanid,  KCN  grams. 
Potassium  ferricyanid,  K6 

60 

Flasks,    round-bottomed,    long 
neck                           -              no 

2 

Fe(CN)12                            grams 

25 

Flasks  Schuster's,  stoppered      no 

6 

Potassium  ferrocyanid,  K4- 

Forceps,  small                _            no 

1 

Fe(CN)b3H20                    grams 

25 

Funnel  tubes                             no 

2 

Potassium  hydrate   K.OH  grams 

200 

Funnels  glass                          no 

2 

Potassium    sulphocyanate, 

Glasses,  Nessler,  50-c.  c              no 

6 

KSCN                                 grams 

50 

Pipe,  block  tin,  9-mm.,  for 

Sodium  phosphate,   dry, 
Na2HP04                           grams 

50 

condensing  distilled  wafer,  meters. 
Pipettes,  10-c.  c                           no 

6 

2 

Sodium  hydrate   NaOH      grams 

200 

Pipette  %5-c  c                             110 

1 

Sodium  thiosulphate.  Na^- 
S2035H20                           grams 

100 

Pipette,  10-c.  c.,  graduated  no_ 
Platinum,  crucible,  30-c.  c        no 

1 
I 

Stannous     chlorid,    SnCl2- 
2H20                                   grams 

50 

Retorts,  1-liter,  stoppered  no_ 
Rods,  glass                                no 

2 
12 

Uranic  nitrate,  U02(N03)2- 
6H20                                  grams 

50 

Spatulas  or  spoons,  porcelain  no_ 
Still,  copper,  2-liter                    no 

2 
1 

Methyl    orange,     NH4C14- 
H,4N3S03                           grams 

10 

Stopcocks  for  rubber  tubing  no_ 
Test  glasses,  footed                     no 

2 
12 

Naphth  y  1  am  i  n  e     CinHy- 

Tubes   Ca  Cl                               no 

2 

NH2                                    grams 

5 

Tubes,  U  _                  _                no 

3 

Pheno  1  p  h  t  h  a  1  e  i  n      C2n- 

Wash  bottle                                  no 

1 

H  140)4                                 grams 

10 

Wash  glasses   _      no 

6 

Water  bath  for  drying                no 

1 

Apparatus. 

Beakers  100-200  c.  c                   no 

6 

Miscellaneous. 

Aluminium  foil     -grams 

15 

Bottles,  g.s.n.  m.  50,  100,  200  c.c_no_ 
Burettes                                         no 

24 
2 

Copper  foil  grams_ 
Glass,  blue_  _  _     sq.  cm 

25 
9 

Burette  clips                                  no 

4 

Iron  wire                            grams 

50 

Platinum  foil                      sq.  cm 

20 

six                                          nest 

1 

Wire  gauze                         sq.  cm 

50 

6 

Zinc  foil                              sq.  cm 

20 

Capsules  porcelain,  %50-c*  c        no 

3 

Zinc,  granulated  _           -grams 

100 

266.     LIST  OF   BOOKS   CONTAINED   IN    WOOD'S    LIBRARY    OF 
STANDARD    MEDICAL  AUTHORS. 

By  years,  1879  to  1887,  inclusive. 


1879. 


s  of  Children Ellis. 

Diseases  of  the  Intestines  and  Peritoneum 

[Various  authors.l 

Diseases  of  the  Liver,  3  vols Frerichs. 

Diseases  of  the  Nervous  System,  2  vols. 

Rosenthal. 

Diseases  of  Women Tait. 

Infant  Feeding Routh. 

Manual  of  Surgery Clarke. 

Materia Medica and  Therapeutics-Phillips. 
Rest  and  Pain Hilton. 


1880. 

Diaqnosis  and  Treatment  of  Ear  Diseases. 
Buck. 

Female  Pelvic  Organs Savage. 

Foreign  Bodies  in  Surgery,  2  vols Poulet. 

Functional  Nervous  Diseases Putzel. 

Handbook  of  Physical  Diagnosis-Guttm&n. 

Minor  Surgical  Gynsecology Munde. 

Pharynx,  Larynx,and  Trachea^ Mackenzie. 
Treatise  on  Therapeutics,  3  vote-Trousseau. 
Venereal  Diseases Keyes. 


MANUAL   FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 


99 


LIST  OF   BOOKS   CONTAINED   IN    WOOD'S   LIBRARY   OF  STANDARD 
MEDICAL  AUTHORS-Continued. 


1881. 

A  Medical  Formulary Johnson 

Artificial  Anx'sthesia  and  Anesthetics. 

Lyman. 

A  Treatise  on  Album  inuria Dickinson 

Diseases  of  the  Bladder <'«nil->n. 

-•  <>f  the  Eije Noyi 

Diseases  of  the  Joints Harwell. 

Diseases  of  Old  Age Charcot  and  Loomis. 

/•'<»)./  mill  ]>ii't»'ticn Pavy. 

General  Medical  Chemistry Witthaus. 

lliui.ii'ix./.-  <>f  l't,-rn,.'  Tkerapwtk» Tilt. 

Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics  of  the  Skin. 

Piffard. 

Tfte  Continued  Fevers Wilson. 

1882. 

Asthma Bait*  r 

Diseases  of  the  Rectum  and  Anns Kelsey. 

Illustration*  of  /)»V«<?«7/M»>,  .'  /•<•/>•. 

I  ill  is  and  Ford. 

•/(  hixeases  of  Children Henoch. 

Legal  Medicine,  2  rols Tidy. 

Materia  Medica  and  Therapeutics,  $  rols. 

Phillips. 
Menial  Pathology  and  Them/ 

Qrtatager. 

I'l-ui-n.-iil  M>,li,-,il  Anntonui Raniicy. 

liftfiiitmtisnt,  <ionl,  and  Allied  Diseases. 

Lougstreth. 
1883. 

A  Text-book  of  Pathological  Anatomy,  r»l.  1. 

'/iegler. 

•  I  IK  I  Injuries  of  the  Horse  _      K  i  1 1 . y . 

l)itteases  of  Women Fritech. 

Handbook  ••/  i:i,'<-t>;-Th>  mn,  /•//.-. s- Erh. 

//.  r«litani  Si/i>liili,s Diday  and  Sturgis. 

Manual  of  *;//«,•/(.••»/•»///,  I  mis. 

Hart  and  Barbour. 

Mnniiitl  <>f  /',-(((•//-•<(/  ////;//,„,,  .'  /.//.s_Parkes. 
The  Microscope  and  its  Revelations,  2  vols. 

Carpenter. 
Treatment  of  Wound* Pilcher. 

1884. 

^'1  Text-book  of  Pathological  Anatomy,  vol  2. 
Ziegler. 

Diseases  oftfte  Heart Paul. 

Diseases    of    Urinary    and    Male    Sexual 
Organs Belfield. 


Hooper* s  Physician's  Vade  Mecum,  2  vols. 
Hooper. 

Legal  Medicine,  vol.  3 Tidy. 

Malaria  and  Malarial  />iseo«es__Sternberg. 
M>  -//.,;/  }'„,!, i,, ;i  ,,f  A'o/7//  .1  HH-rica.. Johnson. 
(Esophagus,  Nose,  and  Naso-Phariju.r. 

Mack<Mi/.ir. 
PaUiology  and  Treatment  of  Gonorrlxnt. 

Milton. 
Practical  Manual  of  Obstetrics. 

Verrier  and  Partrid^.s. 
Therapeutics  of  the  Respirator;/  I'nx*<i</<'x. 

James. 
1885. 

.ISM///.-  Cholera Wendt. 

<'liiitiili>li.<ni  and  Mineral  Waters Bell. 

Diseases  of  the  Brain  and  Spinal  Cord. 

Gowors. 

Diseases  of  the  Lungs See. 

/'/"/'/">•// Gowers. 

//.///.//'.'(-A-  »f  /'////s/.«/o;///,  --  t'ols Kirke. 

llnnfiH  Uttfologif Ilnlili-n. 

Poisons:  Their  Effects  and  Antidotes,  2  vols. 
Blyth. 

/,'••(/•//  and  Urinary  Affections Dickinson. 

\\'a*ling  Diseases  of  Infants  and  Cliililn'ii. 

Smith. 
1886. 

Blood,  Nutrition,  ami  InfeHiou*  Diseases. 

Eichhorst. 
Diseases  of  tfie  Circulator;/  and  Revpint/<,r// 

Apparatus Eichhorst. 

Diseases  of  the  Digest  ire,  Irittanj,  and  Sexual 

Apparatus Eichhorst. 

Diseases  of  the  Lungs  and  Pleurae Powell. 

Diseases  of  the  Nerves,  Musdrx,  <m<l  >'/.///. 

Eichhorst. 

Diseases  of  the  Spinal  Cord Brarnwell. 

Disease*  of  Hie  Stomach,  Intestines,  etc. 

Dujardin-Beaumetz. 

Electrolysis Amory. 

Hippocrates,  Works  of ,  2  vols Adams. 

Insanity Blanford. 

Rheumatism Maclagan. 

1887. 

A  Text-book  of  Pathological  A  uatomy,  vol.  3. 
Ziegler. 

This  volume  was  published  in  1887  to 
complete  the  work,  and  is  the  last  volume 
of  the  "Library." 


100 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


267.  CONTENTS  OF  TOOL  CHEST. 

(In  chest  with  hasp  hinges,  corners  with  angle  irons,  handle  on  each  end,  lock 
and  key.) 


1  awl,  brad,  and  handle,  1  by  -^  inch  wide. 
1  awl,  brad,  and  handle,  1%  by  ^g  inch  wide. 
1  awl,  brad,  and  handle,  2  by  -f$  inch  wide. 
1  awl,  scratchy  cast  steel,  8-inch. 
1  bit,  auger,  cast  steel,  %-inch. 
1  bit,  auger,  cast  steel,  %-inch. 
1  bit,  auger,  cast  steel,  1-inch. 
1  bit,  gimlet,  double  cut,  No.  1,  cast  steel. 
1  bit,  gimlet,  double  cut,  No.  2,  cast  steel. 
1  bit,  gimlet,  double  cut,  No.  3,  cast  steel. 
1  bit,  screw-driver,  extra  cast  steel,  polished. 
1  brace,  Spojford's  nickel,  improved,  7-inch 

sweep. 

1  chalk  line,  soft,  with  reel  and  awl,  complete. 
1  chisel,  firmer,  cast-steel  socket,  %-inch. 
1  chisel,  firmer,  cast-steel  socket,  1-inch. 
1  chisel,  firmer,  cast-steel  socket,  1%-inch. 
1  divider,  with  set  screw,  solid  cast  steel,  8-inch. 
1  drawing    knife,  carpenter's,   oval  blade, 

10-inch. 

1  file,  handsaw,  with  handle,  3  inches  long. 
Ifile,  handsaw,  with  handle,  1+  inches  long. 
Ifile,  handsaw,  ivith  handle,  b%  inches  long. 
Ifile,  bastard,  flat,  ivith  handle,  10  inches  long. 
1  gimlet,  double  cut,  wooden  handle,  No.  1. 
1  gimlet,  double  cut,  wooden  handle,  No.  2. 
1  gimlet,  double  cut,  wooden  handle,  No.  3. 
1  gauge,  marking,  beechivood,  with  set  screw. 
1  hammer,  nail,  adz-eye,  cast  steel. 
1  hatchet,  shingling. 
1  mallet,  carpenter^s,  mortised  handle,  5  inches 

long. 


1  nail  puller,  large. 

1  nail  set,  square,  polished,  solid  cast  steel, 
L-inch. 

1  nails,  box  of,  steel  wire,  assorted  ("Sol- 
omon Gundy"). 

1  nippers,  plier  and  cutting,  combined,  6-inch. 

1  oiler,  zinc,  No.  2. 

1  oilstone  (  Washita),  1%  Ibs. 

1  pinchers,  carpenter's,  steel  jaw,  10-inch. 

1  plane,  fore,  double  iron. 

1  plane,  jack,  doub le  iron. 

1  plane,  rabbet,  double  iron. 

1  plane,  smoothing,  double  iron. 

1  plane,  hollow,  No.  10. 

1  plane,  rounding,  No.  10. 

1  rasp,  wood,  oval,  with  handle,  10  indies 
long. 

1  rule,  boxwood,  square  joints,  Sthsandlfjtlix, 
1  inch  wide,  %-foot. 

1  saw,  hand,  26-inch. 

1  saw,  panel,  16-inch. 

1  saw,  rip. 

1  screw-driver,  solid  cast  steel,  3-inch. 

1  screw-driver,  solid  cast  steel,  5-inch. 

1  screw,  hand,  8-inch. 

1  screw  wrench,  wrought  bar,  10-inch. 

Ispirit  level,  pocket,  iron  top  plate,  japanned. 

1  spokeshave,  wood,  3-inch. 

1  try  square,  rosewood,  graduated,  steel  blade, 
9-inch. 

1  vise,  bench,  and  iron. 


268. 


CONTENTS   OF  HOSPITAL-CORPS   POUCH. 


Ammonia?  spiritus  aromaticus, 

First-aid  packets                      no 

6 

in  flask  with  cup                   c.  c 

60 

Juckknife  and  saw  blade            no 

1 

Bandages,  roller        no. 

6 

Rubber  tourniquet        _       _     _no 

1 

Case,  containing  pins,  common 
and  safety,  scissors  and  dress- 

Splints, wire  gauze  for,  in 
roll                        yd 

1 

ing  forceps                                 no 

1 

Surgical  plaster                   spool 

1 

269. 


CONTENTS  OF  ORDERLY  POUCH. 


Ammonise  spiritus  aromaticus, 
in  flask  with  cup                  c.  c_ 

60 

Ligatures,  catgut,  assorted_bott_ 
Mist,  chloroformi  et  opii,  in 

1 

Antiseptic  tablets                   bott 

1 

case                                      c.  c 

30 

Bandages,  roller  _        _  _        no_ 

6 

Pins,  common  and  safety,  of 

Case,  pocket                                  no 

1 

each                        paper 

1 

f!hlnroforninm    in  ca.se             gms 

100 

Rubber  tourniquet                       no 

1 

Catheters,  Eng.,  rubber,  in  box  no 

1 

Scissors                             _          no 

1 

Diagnosis  tags  and  pencil  —  book_ 
First-aid  packets                       no 

1 

4 

Splints,  wire  gauze  for,  in  roll_yd 
Surgical  plaster                   spool 

1 
1 

Gauze  plain  1-yd  pieces         no 

4 

Syringe   hypodermic                   no 

1 

Jackknife,  with  saw  blade            no 

1 

Tray                                             no 

1 

NOTE. — Syringe,  hypodermic,  contains  tablets  of  morphias  eulph.,  strychnina,  apo- 
morphia,  and  digitalinum. 

Pocket  case  contains  in  pocket,  surgeon's  needles,  silver  wire,  silk  and  silkworm 
gut  ligatures. 


MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


101 


270.     CONTENTS  OF  MEDICAL  CHEST,  U.  S.  ARMY  (No.  I). 

A  list  of  contents  is  stamped  on  morocco  pad,  which  is  carried,  reversed,  under  the 
cover  of  chest. 


Contents  of  Tray. 

LEFT  OF  TRAY. 
Tablets  in  120-c.  c.  bottles. 
Acetanilidum                        ingnis 

200 
324 

324 
324 
324 

1 
15 
32 
0.  325 
0.8 

10 
130 
0.006 
16 
32 

1 

1 
2 
1 

1 
2 

100 

1 
50 

1 

4 

RIGHT  OF  TRAY. 
Tablets  in  60-c.  c.  bottles. 
Acidum  boricum    mgms 

324 
324 
0.1 
324 

324 
324 
324 

324 
65 
8 
65 
324 
130 
324 
324 
324 
324 

f, 
0.65 
10 
1 
8 
0.65 
32 

1 

1 

1 
1 
2 
1 
6 
12 
1 
1 
1 

Acidum  tannicum              mgms 

Aconiti  tinctura                     c  c 

Camphora  et  opium   

Alumen  _          _                 mgms 

Carminatives 

Aiiuiionii  chloridi  trochisci  
Antipyrinum                       mgms 

Catharticae  composite  _ 

Copaibse  compositae 

Bismuth!  subnitras            mgms 

Ipecacuanha  et  opium  mgms_ 
Linimentum  rubefaciens  
Magnesii  sulphas,  in  bulk 
(2  botts.) 

Chloral.  mgms 

Hydrarg.  chl.  mite  cum 
sodio  bicarb  _ 

Hydrargyri  massa              mgm.s 

Mistura  glycyrrhizaB  comp 

Ipecacuanha                       mgms 

Potassii  bromidum              mgms 

Blorphiuaj  sulphas             mgms 

Qui  ni  lire  sulphas  (2  botts)  nigms 

Opium                                  iii"'ins 

Sodii  bicarbotias                   mgms 

Phenacetinum                    minus 

Sodii  bicarb,  et  nientha)  pip 

Plumbi  acetas                     mgms 

Sodii  salicylas  nigms_ 

FBONT  or  TRAY. 
Tablets  in  15-c.  c.  bottles. 
Acidum  arsenosum  mgm 

Potassii  chloras                   mgms 

Potassii  iodidum                 mgms 

Salol  _        mgms 

Zinci  sulphas  mgms. 
And  1  empty  bottle. 

Contents  of  Drawers. 

DRAWER  No.  1. 
Hypodermic  Tablets. 
Apomorphinaa  hydrochloras, 
mgms_ 
A  tropinae  sulphas  m^m_ 

Argenti  nitras  fusus  grams. 
Capsicum  _ingms 

Cupri  arsenis                         mgm 

Digitalis  tinctura          c.  c 

Ferri  compositae 

Hydrargyri  iodidum  flavum, 
mgms_ 
Ergotinum                           mgms 

(  il«'iiiii  tiglii                              c.  c 

Santoninum                          mgms 

Cocainae  hydrochloras  mgms^ 
Digitalinum                         mgm 

And  2  empty  bottles. 

BACK  OF  TRAY. 
In  235  and  475  c.  c.  bottles. 
Alcohol                                     bott 

Morphinae  sulphas              mgms 

Nitroglyceriuum                  mgm 

Quiuiuee  hydrochloras  mgms_ 
And  1  empty  bottle. 

Ophthalmic  Discs. 
Atropinaj  sulphas,  0.13 
mgm.,  50  in  box     _     box 

Aqua  ammonite                       bott 

Chloroformum                        botts 

Oleum  terebiuthinae                bott 

Spiritus  vini  gallici               botts 

Physostigminae  sulphas, 
0.0324  mgm.,  50  in  box  box_ 

Miscellaneow. 
Caustic  holder,  rubber  no_ 
Corkscrew  folding                  no 

CENTER  OF  TRAY. 

Envelopes,  small,  for  tablets__no_ 
Graduate  glass  60-c  c              no 

Labels  for  vials                          no 

Medicine  droppers      no 

Measure,  graduated,  5-c.  c  no_ 
Ointment  boxes,  in  nests  of 
three                                    nests 

Pencil    indelible                       no 

Pencil,  indelible,  leads  for  no_ 
Pencils,  camel's-hair               no_ 

1 
1 
10 

Syringe   hypodermic                    no 

Tumbler                                        no 

Thermometer,  clinical            no 

Vials,  60-c.  c___                    no.. 

Tongue  depressor  __.        no_ 

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MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


CONTENTS  OF  MEDICAL  CHEST,  U.  S.  ARMY  (No.  l)^Cont'd. 


Contents  of  Drawers—  Cont'd. 
DRAWER  No.  2. 
Bandages,  suspensory.              no 

5 
1 

4 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
5 

3 
1 

2 

DRAWER  No.  4. 

Beef  extract,  in  100-gm.tins_tins_ 
Jute,  or  equivalent,  100-gm. 

pkgs  pkgs_ 

5 

6 

30 

4 

225 

4 

15 
6 
6 
4 
4 

4 
4 

Flannel,  red                      meter_ 
Jute,  or  equivalent,  in  100- 
gm.  pkgs                   _     _    pkgs 

DRAWER  No.  5. 

Bandages,  roller,  assorted  no_ 
Cotton,  absorbent,  100-gm. 
pkgs                                    pkgs 

Syringe,  rubber,  self  -injecting  no_ 
DRAWEE,  No.  3. 
Book,  prescription        _            no 

Forceps,  dressing,  for  removing 
cotton                                         no 

DRAWER  No.  6. 
JEther  in  100-gm  tins          tins 

Index    of    Medicine    (Carpen- 
ter)    _     _     _  _        copy 

Plaster,  blistering        _      meter 

Candles                                      no 

Plaster,  mustard              _  meters 

Corks  for  aether  cans              no 

Reagent  case                                 no 

Scissors              _             _         _     no_ 

f       ''     f     ' 

Spatula                                          no 

Links,  split,  for  pack  saddle  no_ 

DRAWER  No.  7. 

Gauze,  p'ain,  2-meter  pack- 
ages                                   pkgs 

Spoon,  tea.                                      no 

Stethoscope   h   r                           no 

Syringes,  p.,  h.  r                        no_ 

Syringe,  p.,  g.,  in  wooden 
case                                           no 

Tags,  diagnosis              __      book 

Lint,  absorbent,  100-gm. 
pkgs                                    pkgs 

Towels                                         no 

271.     CONTENTS  OF  SURGICAL  CHEST,  U.  S.  ARMY  (No.  2). 

A  list  of  contents  is  stamped  on  morocco  pad,  which  is  carried,  reversed,  under  the 
cover  of  the  chest. 

Contents  of  Tray. 

TABLETS  IN  120-c.  c.  BOTTLES. 
Acidum  boricum                   mgms 

324 

G5 
324 

1 
2 
1 
1 
2 

5 
1 
6 
6 
6 
1 
2 
3 

Petrolatum                             kilo 

vl 

1 

1 

1 
1 

2 
2 
1 

2 
1 
15 
1 
3 
1 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 

Pocket  case,  aseptic                     no 

Razor  strop                                   no 

Tumbler                                      no 

Antiseptic  (2  bottles) 

Contents  of  Drawers 
DRAWER  No.  1. 
Bandages,  rubber                     no 

Catharticae  composite 

Opium       _              _              mgms 

Potassii  bromidum               mgms 

IN  235-GM.  BOTTLES. 
Acidum  carbolicum                 bott 

Brush  nail                                    no 

Gauze,  plain                      meters 

Goggles                     no 

Chloroform  urn                            botts 

lodoform  sprinkler                   no 

Glycerinum                              bott 

Ligature,  catgut,  sterilized 
spools- 
Ligature,  silkworm  gut        coil 

Opii  tinctura                _            bott 

Spiritus  frumeuti                    botts 

jEther,  in  100-gm.  tins  tins. 
Bucket,  folding,  canvas                no 

Ligature,  silk        _'               gms 

Needles,  thread,  etc.,  in  case_case_ 
Pencil,  indelible,  leads  for  no_ 
Pins  common                      paper 

Catheters    flexible                      no 

Corks,  for  aether  cans                no 

Pins,  safety,  assorted  _          doz 

Corks,  extra,  for  bottles  no_ 
Dressing  paper                          roll 

Speculum,  for  ear  and  nose  no_ 
Tape                                        piece 

Felt  for  splints    _                  pieces 

Tape  measure                            no 

Muslin  _  _meters_ 

Tourniquet  (Esmarch's)  no_ 

MANUAL  FOR  THE   MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


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CONTENTS  OF  SURGICAL  CHEST,  U.  S.  ARMY  (No.  2)-Cont'd. 


DRAWEE  No.  2. 

1 
2 
3 
4 
4 

Razor  no_ 
Scissors     no 

1 

1 

1 
2 
1 

4 

1 
1 

4 

6 
1 
225 

6 
12 

2 
2 

Cotton,  absorbent  __  pkgs_ 
Drainage  tubes,  rubber  meters. 
Links,  split,  for  pack  saddle        no 

(Smith's)                         copv 

byringps  p    h  r                       no 

Plaster,  adhesive,  15-mm    spools- 

Tool,  universal                             no 

Plaster,  adhesive,  30-mm  spool- 
Sponges,  in  bags  bags. 
titjringe,  fountain             no 

1 

2 
1 

1 

3 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
9 

DRAWER  No.  4, 
Bandages,  flannel                     no 

Tags,  diagnosis                      book 

Bandages   roller                     do/ 

DRAWER  No.  3. 
Bandages,  roller  doz. 

Emergency  case,  complete  no_ 
DBAWER  No.  5. 
Gauze   plain                      meters 

Bandages,  suspensory               no 

Beef  extract,  in  100-gm.  tins-tins. 
Brush,  shaving                          no 

Jute,  or  equivalent,  100-gm. 
iik'rs                                    pkers 

Cotton,  absorbent    pkgs_ 

Lantern,  small                              no 

Measure,  graduated,  6-c.  c  no_ 
Medicine  measuring  glass  no. 
Needles,  sail                               no 

Soap,  castile   gms 

DRAWER  No.  6. 
Bandages,  roller    _          no 

Needle  holder  (Tiemann's)  no. 
Needle,  upholsterer's  no. 
Pencil   indelible                        no 

Hiemost  otic  forceps,  in  case  no_ 
Towels                                      no 

Plaster,  isinglass  meters- 

Trays,  for  instruments  no. 

272. 


CONTENTS  OF  MESS  CHEST  (No.  3). 


Basin,  wash,  hand,  agate  ware  —  no. 
Boiler,  double,  agate  ware  no. 
Bowls,  noitp,  agate  ware  no 

1 

1 
6 

Matches,  in  waterproof  case,  boxes. 
Meat  cutter,  small  no. 
Meat  dishes,  agate  ware-  no. 

<NrH  (M 

Box  for  salt  no. 

1 

Mill,  coffee                      no 

1 

Box  for  pepper  no. 

1 

Nails,  assorted    kilos. 

2 

Brush,  scrubbing  no. 

I 

Pan,  frying,  steel                       no_ 

1 

Can  openers                               no 

2 

Pans,  mess  agate  wire               no 

2 

Cleaver  no. 

1 

Pan,  sauce,  steel,  tinned  inside, 

Cookbook  Army                            no 

1 

with  cover                                 no_ 

1 

Cups  coffee    agate  ware                no 

6 

Plates  dinner  agate  ware         no 

G 

Cup,  large,  agate  ware                  no 

1 

Pot,  coffee,  agate  ware  _no_ 

1 

Jjipper,  agate  ware                       no 

1 

Pot  tea   agate  ware                   no 

1 

tlrnti'i',  nutmeg                             no 

1 

Rope,  6-mm  meters 

15 

(ii'iilii'on                                       no 

1 

Sickle                no_ 

1 

Hatchet                                          no 

1 

Spoon   basting   agate  ware        no 

1 

Kettles,  steel  nested  with  covers  no 

3 

Spoons,  table     no 

6 

l\'iii  f>'    butcher                               no 

1 

Spoons  tea                                  no 

6 

Knife  and  fork,  carving  (>feach  no 

1 

Steel      no_ 

1 

Kiiifi'  <ind  saw   combined             no 

1 

Towels,  crash                               no_ 

G 

6 

Tray  metal  japanned               no 

1 

I,  mil*'  agate  ware                          no 

1 

Tumblers,  agate  ware      _no_ 

G 

Lantern  candle                             no 

1 

Wire                                         coil- 

1 

273. 


CONTENTS  OF  FOOD  CHEST  (No.  4). 


Beef  extract  or  an  equivalent  prepara- 
tion. 

Candles. 

Condensed  milk,  in  original  cans,  4  kilos. 

Soap. 

Vinegar,  in  1-liter  wicker-covered  bot- 
tles, 2  bottles. 

Yeast  powder,  in  %-kiIo.  original  cans. 


Tins  for  the  following  articles: 

Beans. 
Butter. 

Coffee. 

Salt  and  pepper. 

Sugar  (2  tins). 

Tea. 


104                  MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 
274.              CONTENTS  OF  COMMODE  CHEST  (No.  5). 

Bedpan,  agate  ware  no_ 

1 
1 
6 

Spit  cup,  agate  ware         no 

1 
1 

Chamber  pot,  agate  ware              no 

Urinal  agate  ware                     no 

Paper,  toilet—      _      pkgs_ 

275. 


CONTENTS  OF  FIELD  DESK  (No.  6), 


Books. 

Army  Regulations                     copy 

1 

Blanks. 

MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT 

Drill  Regulations  for  the  Hos- 
pital Corps                  _          copy 

1 

Examination  of  recruits, 

Handbook  for  the  Hospital  Corps, 

monthly  report  no_ 

4 

Smart  _                                   copy 

1 

Hospital-fund  statement         no 

4 

Information  slip  book    _      copy- 

1 

Medical  property,  return  of  no_ 

2 

Information  slip  book,  deser- 
tions                                     copy 

1 

Medical  supplies,  invoice  of, 
single  sheet                            no 

6 

Morning    Report,     Hospital 
Corps                                    copy 

1 

Medical  supplies,  receipt  for, 
single  sheet                           no 

6 

Morning    Report,    sick    and 
wounded  _                            copy 

1 

Medical  supplies,  special  req- 
uisition for                            no 

g 

Order  and  letter  book  copy- 
Register     and    prescription 
book                                      copy 

1 
1 

Report  of  sick  and  wounded_no_ 
Report  of  completed  cases  no_ 
Return   of   personnel     etc 

12 
12 

Manual  for  the  Medical  Depart- 

H. C                                       no_ 

6 

ment                                       copy 

1 

Transfer  book  copy- 

1 

SUBSISTENCE   DEPARTMENT, 

Ration  returns  no_ 

12 

Stationery. 

Book,  blank,  8  mo        no 

1 

ORDNANCE   DEPARTMENT. 

Elastic  bands,  assorted  _      gross_ 

% 

Invoices    _no_ 

2 

Envelopes,  official,  large  no_ 
Envelopes  official   letter          no 

12 

50 

Quarterly  statements  no_ 
Receipts                                     no 

2 
2 

Envelopes,  official,  note            no 

25 

Eraser  steel                                no 

1 

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S  DEPART- 

Ink, black  _        _                   botts 

2 

MENT. 

Ink,  red                                    bott 

1 

Inkstands    _     _        no 

2 

Certificates  of  disability  no_ 

2 

Mailing  tubes                             no 

4 

Descriptive  lists                       no 

2 

Pad  letter                                   no 

1 

Discharges                                 no 

2 

Pads,  prescription                      no 

4 

Final  statements                       no 

4 

Paper,  blotting  pieces  q.  s_ 
Paper  fasteners                          no 

12 

Furloughs  no_ 
Inventory  of  effects  of  de- 

2 

Paper,  writing,  legal  cap            qr_ 

1 

ceased  soldiers     __        no_ 

2 

Paper,  writing,  letter                qrs 

2 

Muster  rolls                              no 

8 

Paper,  writing,  note_  qr_ 
Pencils,  lead                               no 

1 

4 

Outline-figure  cards  no_ 
Pay  rolls                                   no 

6 
12 

Pens,  steel  _     no_ 

12 

Physical  examination  of  re- 

Penholders                               _no 

2 

cruits,  form  for                     no 

0 

Rubber                                    piece 

1 

Surgeon's  certificate  of  dis- 

Ruler                                          no_ 

1 

ability  for  officers                 no 

2 

MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


105 


276.  FOLDING  FIELD  FURNITURE. 

A  set  consists  of — 


Chair  arm  folding 

no 

1 

Table  mess  folding 

no 

1 

Chairs,  small,  folding  _ 

no_ 

10 

Tables,  bedside,  folding 

no 

10 

Cotst  adjustable  folding 

no 

10 

277. 


PACK  SADDLE. 


The  new  pack  saddle,  issued  for  use  with  the  medical  and  surgical  chests,  at  present 
consists  of — 

1  tree,  with  pads  and  latigos. 

1  breast  strap. 

1  breeching  harness. 

1  crupper. 

2  girths. 

%  ropes,  leather-tipped. 
1  surcingle. 

1  halter  and  n-ntn-i,i<j  bridle  (complete). 
%  saddle  blankets. 

2  canvas  covers  for  medical  and  surgical  chests. 

U  split  links  are  carried  in  each  medical  and  surgical  chest  for  attaching  them  at 
varying  heights  to  the  pack  saddle. 


278. 


OUTFIT    OF    SCHUEHLE    ICE    MACHINE    AS    PER    LATEST 
CONTRACT. 


Ice  machine,  complete,  Jacob  Schuehle's  patent,  capacity  3,000  pounds  in  24 
hours,  consists  of— 

1  double  ammonia  compressor. 

1  steam  •//;////•. 

1  boiler  t  SO-Jtorsepower,  complete,  with  feed  pump. 

1  ammonia  condenser. 

1  foinch  boiler-steel  freezing  tank,  incased  in  1-inch  pine  flooring,  with  the  requisite 

number  of  ice  cans. 
1  steam  condenser,  cujwitu  sHjli<-ient  to  furnish  in  %U  hours  distilled  water  for  3,000 

pounds  of  ice. 
1  brine  pump. 
1  patent  oil  eliminator. 
1  side-feed  lubricator. 
300  firebrick. 

Bedplate,  necessary  pipes,  gauges,  valves,  connections,  etc. 
Anhydrous  ammonia  and  lubricating  oil  sufficient  to  run  the  machine  for  two 

years. 

In  most  cases  additional  or  improved  parts  have  been  purchased  for  these 
machines,  and  this  list  can  be  considered  as  approximate  only.  The  ammonia  drum 
or  cylinder  is  a  container  of  the  ammonia  furnished  by  contract,  and  unless  purchased 
from  the  ice  fund  does  not  form  a  part  of  the  Schuehle  machine,  being  returned 
when  a  fresh  drum  of  ammonia  is  received.  The  Wood-Bailie  machine,  of  which 
two  are  now  in  use,  has  an  ammonia  drum  as  part  of  the  original  machine. 


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MANUAL  FOR  THE  MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT. 


For  convenient  reference  the  following  lists  are  appended, 
although  the  articles  are  not  issued  by  the  Medical  Depart- 
ment: 

279.    ISSUED  BY  THE  QUARTERMASTER'S  DEPARTMENT. 


Ambulance. 

Hatchet. 

Shelter    for    meteorological 

Ambulance,  harness  for. 

Ladder. 

instruments. 

Ax. 

Lamps,  bracket. 

Spade. 

Clothing,  uniforms,  etc. 

Lamps,  hanging. 

Stoves  ,  healing. 

Cooking  utensils. 

Lockers. 

Tentage,  etc. 

Dippers. 

Piping  for  ranges  and  stoves. 

Travois. 

Flags.* 

Range  and  fixtures. 

Wheelbarrow. 

Gas  fixtures. 

Shovel. 

Wood  saw. 

Handcart. 

*See  A.  R.  214.     Except  guidons,  these  flags  will  rarely  be  issued. 
280.  ISSUED  BY  THE  ORDNANCE  DEPARTMENT. 


Canteen. 
Canteen  strap. 
Cup,  tin. 
Fork. 
Haversack. 

Haversack  strap. 
Knife. 
Meat  can. 
Revolver.* 
Rifle,  Springfield,  M.  i.f 

Shotgun,  Sprlngfield.l 
Shotgun,  reloading  outfit.*  * 
Spoon. 
Waist  belt. 
Waist-belt  plate. 

*  Revolvers  Till  be  obtained  from  the  commanding  officer  for  service  in  an  Indian 
country,  when  necessary. 

f  The  issue  of  two  Springfield  muzzle-loading  rifles  to  each  military  post  for  com- 
pany bearers'  drill  is  authorized.  Decision  Acting  Secretary  of  War,  1888. 

J  "Upon  requisition  of  the  Surgeon  (through  the  usual  military  channels).,  duly 
approved  by  the  Surgeon  General,  the  Ordnance  Department  will  issue,  for  use  at 
posts  west  of  the  Mississippi  River,  a  shotgun,  with  necessary  appendages  and  ammu- 
nition, for  the  use  of  members  of  the  Hospital  Corps."  Decision  Chief  of  Ordnance, 
1889. 

**The  reloading  outfit  of  the  shotgun  consists  of  the  following.  Expendable 
articles  may  be  replaced  by  annual  requisition  upon  the  Chief  Ordnance  Officer  of 
the  Department : 


Brush  wiper no 1 

Canister,  tin,  for  powder,  %-lb no 1 

Canister,  tin,  for  powder,  5-Z6__no 1 

Cartridge  primers no_l,000 

Cartridge  shells,  20-gauge no 50 

Charger,  adjustable no 1 

Cotton  cloth yd 1 

Cotton. 


Drift  no 1 

Funnel no 1 

Gun  wads,  No.  18,  pink  edge__no_2, 000 

Packing  box no 1 

Powder,  musket Ibs 7 

Priming  tool  (Frankford) no 1 

Shot,  No.  8 Ibs 50 


Figures  in  bold-face  type  refer  to  paragraphs  in  the  Manual;  the  letters  A.  R.  and 
numbers  following  refer  to  paragraphs  of  the  Army  Regulations. 


Abandonment  of  Post: 

Disposition  of  medical  property,  136, 

137. 
Accidents  and  Injuries: 

Classification,  175,  176. 
Accountability: 

Medical  supplies,  93-97. 
Accounts: 

Medical  attendance,  A.  R.  1452-1459. 
Acting  Assistant  Surgeons: 

See  Contract  Surgeon*,  also  Cirilinii  /'////- 
sicians. 

Acting  Hospital  Stewards: 

Examination,  A.  R.  1397. 

Field  service,  A.  R.  1421. 

Quota  for  posts,  etc.,  A.  R.  1409,  1411. 

Rank  and  precedence,  A.  R.  9. 

Reenlistments,  A.  R.  1404. 

Revocation  of  detail,  A.  R.  1402. 

See  also  under  Hospital  Steieards. 

Alterations : 

See  under  Hospitals,  Quarters. 

Ambulances  and  Litters : 

Allowance,  control,   etc.,    37,    A.   R. 
1414-1419. 

Field  service,  A.  R.  1422. 

Flags  and  guidons,  A.  R.  214. 
'    Service  in  war,  A.  R.  1396. 
Amputating  Case: 

Contents,  260. 
Antiseptics : 

Disinfectant,  120. 

Supply  table,  218. 

Apparatus : 

New  designs  to  be  reported,  92. 


Appointments: 

Hospital  stewards  and  acting  hospital 

stewards,  A.  R.  1397. 
Surgeons  and  assistant  surgeons,  1-5. 

A.  R.  1394. 

Arms: 

Issue  to  hospital  corps,  33. 
Patients  in  hospital,  A.  R.  1438. 

Army  Dispensaries: 

Fuel  and  stoves,  A.  R.  1006. 
Medicines,  A.  R.  1450,  1451-1455. 

Army  Medical  Museum: 
Contributions  invited,  147,  A.  R.  1130. 
List  of  articles  desired,  147. 
Transportation  of  donations,  A.  R.  1LJO. 

Army  Medical  School: 

Course  of  instruction,  7,  10. 

Examinations,  9. 

Inspection,  A.  R.  869. 

Letter  and  note  heading,  A.  R.  512. 

Location  and  faculty,  6. 

Organization,  etc.,  A.  R.  468. 

Purchase  of  books  and  instruments,  10. 

Regulations,  10. 

Responsibility,  instruments,  etc.,  10. 

Student  officers,  7. 

Uniform  prescribed,  10. 

Use  of  laboratory  and  library,  10. 

Army  and  Navy  General  Hospital : 

Admission,  etc.,  44,  A.R.  155. 
Cadets,  charge  for  subsistence,  48,  49. 
Civil  employees,  46. 
Control,  43. 

Enlisted  men,  admission,  61. 
Enlisted  men,  allotment  accommoda- 
tions, 60. 


(107) 


108 


INDEX. 


Army  and  Nayy  General  Hospital- 
Continued. 

Enlisted  men,  commutations,  50. 

Enlisted  men,  discharge,  62. 

Enlisted  men  on  furlough,  subsistence, 
54. 

Enlisted  men  retired,  subsistence,  51. 

Limits,  admission  or  continuance,  57, 
59. 

Money  accountability,  52. 

Monthly  returns,  subsistence,  53. 

Officers,  admission,  56. 

Officers,  limit  continuance,  58,  59. 

Officers,  subsistence  charges,  47-49. 

Organization,  45. 

Ketired  officers,  59. 

Selection  of  cases  for  admission,  63. 

Subsistence  stores  for  messes,  55. 

Venereal  cases  not  admitted,  64. 

Articles : 

Issued  by  Ordnance  Department,  280, 
Issued  by  Quartermaster's  Department, 

279. 
Supply  depots,  expended  and  on  hand, 

155. 

Artificial  Limbs  and  Appliances : 

Application  for,  214. 
Classes  entitled,  A.  R.  1467. 
Commutation,  A.  R.  1467. 
Information  slips,  156. 
Transportation   of   applicants,    A.   R. 
1468-1471. 

Aseptic  Pocket  Case : 

Contents,  245. 
Aspirating  Case: 

Contents,  231. 
Assignment,  Medical  Officers: 

Allowance  to  a  post,  11. 

Attending  surgeons,  13. 

Office  hours,  14. 

Tour  of  duty,  12. 

Assistant  Surgeons: 

Examination  and  appointment,  A.  R. 

1394. 

Travel  allowance,  A.  R.  1395. 
See  also  under  Medical  Officers. 


Attendance,  Medical : 

See  Medical  Attendance. 

Attending  Surgeons: 
Assignment,  etc.,  13,  14. 

Bacteriological  Set: 

Issue  and  use,  135. 
Parts,  264. 

Barracks  and  Quarters : 

Medical  officers,  A.  R.  985. 
Surgeons'  visits,  A.  R.  201. 

Battlefields : 

Care  of  sick  and  wounded,  A.  R.  1423. 
Bed  Screens : 
Requisitions,  133. 

Bedding : 
Disinfection,  120. 
Disposition,  abandonment  of  post,  136. 

Births : 
Reported,  174. 

Blank  Forms : 

In  field  desk,  275. 

Information  slips,  156. 

List  issued,  215,  A.R.  1552. 

Supplied  by  chiefs  of  bureaus,  A.  R. 

1552. 
Blankets : 

Care,  113. 
Board  of  Examination : 

Appointment  of  hospital  stewards,  etc., 
19,20. 

Hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1397. 

Promotion,  medical  officers,  15. 

Surgeons  and  assistant  surgeons,  A.  R. 

1394. 
Board  of  Health : 

Notified  of  epidemics,  151. 

Bookcases,  Portable : 
Requisition,  132. 

Books : 

In  field  desk,  275. 

Books,  Medical: 

Authority  to  take  from  hospital,  108. 
Disposition,  abandoned  post,  136. 
Requisition  for  new,  138. 


INDEX. 


109 


Books,  Record : 

See  Record  Books. 

Bottles  and  Jars: 

Dispensing  set,  227. 

Bougies : 

I'n  ><  rvatimi,  lift. 

(ailcts  and  €adct  Candidates: 

Physical  examination  for  appointment. 
197,  198. 

< anvas: 
Issue  for  litters,  117. 

Capital  Operating  Case : 
Contents,  232. 

Carbolic  Acid : 

Issue  and  use  as  disinfectant,  120. 

Cases : 

Amputating,  260. 
Aspirating,  231. 
Bacteriological  set,  264. 
Capital  operating,  232. 
Cli.-mi.-al  s.-t,  265. 
Comprcs«e<l-air  apparatus,  228. 
Dental,  233. 
Dieting,  249. 
Knirrgency,  234. 
l-:\«.rting,  261. 
Eye  and  ear,  235. 
Field,  236. 
Fi. -Id  operating,  237. 
General  operating,  2tt2. 
Genito-urethral,  240. 
Gciiito-iirinary,  241. 
Haemostatic  fom>i«,  23S,  239. 
Hypodermic  syringe,  256. 
Inhaler  and  vaporizer,  253. 
Microscopes,  254. 
Minor  operating,  243. 
Obstetrical  and  gynecological,  244. 
Pocket,  aseptic,  245. 
Pocket,  personal,  246. 
Pocket,  post,  247. 
Post-mortem,  248. 
Restraint  apparatus,  229. 
Spray-producing  apparatus,  230. 
Stomach  pump,  250. 


Cases — Continued. 
Surgical  pump,  255. 
Thermo-cautery,  257. 
Tooth-extracting,  251. 
Trial  lenses,  262. 
Typewriter,  258. 
Urethral,  242. 
Vision-test,  259. 

Casualties : 

List  of  wounded,  A.  R.  1466. 

Catheters: 
Preservation,  116. 

Certificates : 

Hospital  stewards'  professional  hooks, 

A.  R.  1122. 
Medical,  A.  R.  60-62. 
Medical    attendance,    medicines,   etc., 

A.  R.  1453-1455. 

Certificates  of  Disability : 

Admission  to  Soldiers'  Homo,  A.  R.  174. 
Blank  forms  and  instructions,  A.  R.  154. 
Degree  of  disability,  A.  R.  155,  157. 
Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  A.  R.  140, 

141. 

Insane  soldiers,  A.  R.  470. 
Permanent  disability,  A.  R.  154. 
Records  and  reports  of  disease,  A.  R.  155. 
Recruits,  A.  R.  844,  847. 
Report  to  medical  officer  of  discharge, 

A.  R.  156. 
See  also  Surgeon's  Certificates. 

Change  of  Station: 

Medical  officers,  A.  R.  738. 

Chemical  Set: 
Issue  and  use,  135. 
Parts,  265. 

Chests : 
Commode,  214. 
Food,  273. 
Medical,  270. 
Mess,  272. 
Surgical,  271. 
Tool,  267. 


110 


INDEX. 


Chief  Surgeons : 

Ambulance  service,  39. 

Detail  and  duties,  A.  R.  196. 

Field  hospitals,  38. 

Hospital  corps,  16,  A.  R.  1408. 

Hospital  fund,  68-71. 

Hospital  property,  108. 

Medical  supplies,  78-89. 

Record  books,  17. 

Reports  and  returns,  A.  R.  1464-1466. 

Travois  and  mule  litters,  A.  R.  1418. 

Chloride  of  Lime: 
Disinfectant,  120. 

Cholera: 
Reported,  150,  151. 

Chronic  Complaints: 

Treatment,  A.  R.  1456. 

Circulars : 

Information  slips,  156. 

Civilians: 

Admission  to  hospital,  A.  R.  1445-1447. 

Medical  attendance,  73. 

Medical  and  hospital  supplies,  A.  R.  1444. 

Civil  Employees: 

Admission  to  hospital,  A.  R.  1446, 1447. 
Artificial  limbs  and  appliances,  A.  R 

1467-1471. 
Medical  attendance  and  medicines,  74, 

A.  R.  1450. 
Medical  and  hospital  supplies,   A.    R. 

1444. 

Civilian  Physicians: 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  A.  R.  1452, 
1453,  1456,  1458,  1459. 

Reports  rendered  by,  149. 

See  also  Contract  Surgeons. 
Cleaning  Mixtures: 

Hospital  stores  not  issued  for  preparing, 

111. 
Clinical  Thermometers: 

Information  slips,  156. 

Issue,  loss,  etc.,  129. 
Clothing: 

Disposition,  abandonment  of  post,  136. 


'Clothing— Continued. 
Infected,  A.  R.  708,  1441. 
Inspection  by  medical  officer,  A.  R.  1393. 

Clothing  Book : 

Use  and  disposition,  153. 

Colors : 

Hospital  and  ambulance,  A.  R.  214. 
See  also  Flags. 

Commode  Chest: 

Contents,  274. 
Company  Bearers: 

A.  R.  1412,  1413. 
Completed  Cases : 

Report  field  register,  163. 

Compressed-air  Apparatus : 

Case,  228. 
Contagions  Diseases : 

Infected  clothing,  A.  R.  708. 
Issue  of  clothing,  A.  R.  1194,  1442. 
Medical  and  hospital  property,  A.  R. 

1441. 
Patients  and  hospital  attendants,  A.  R. 

1442. 
Reported,  150,  151. 

Contract  Surgeons : 

Baggage,  A.  R.  1119,  1121. 
Fuel,  A.  R.  999. 
Quarters,  A.  R.  994. 
Reports  rendered  by,  149. 
Returns,  by  chief  surgeon,  A.  R.  1464. 
See  also  Civilian  Physicians. 
Cooks,  Hospital : 
Pay,  71. 

Cosmetics : 

Hospital  stores  not  to  be  issued  for  pre- 
paring, 111. 
Crutches : 
Transfer  with  patient,  66. 

Curtains,  Window : 

See  Window  Curtains. 

Deaths : 

Contract  physicians,  hospital  stewards, 
etc.,  reported,  152. 


INDEX. 


Ill 


Deaths — Continued. 
Officers    or    men,    information    from 

records,  A.  R.  803. 

Officers,  report  of,  149,  152,  A.  R.  81. 
Deceased  Officers: 
Accounts,  medical  attendance,  etc.,  A. 

R.  1456. 

Deceased  Soldiers: 
Accounts,  medical  attendance,  A.  R. 

1456. 

Dying  in  hospitals,  A.  R.  1439. 
Report  death  and  burial,  A.  R.  162. 

Dental  Case: 

Contents,  233. 
Deodorants : 

Use  of,  120,  121. 
Desertions : 

Reports  of,  149. 
Descriptive  and  Deposit  Book : 

Reports  on,  158. 

Descriptive  Lists: 

Patients  in  hospital,  A.  R.  1439. 

Desk,  Field: 
Content*,  275. 

Diagnosis : 

Enlisted  men  on  sick  report,  A.  R.  1432. 

Disability  of  Enlisted  Men: 
Permanent  and  temporary,  A.  R.  154, 

155. 
Discharge: 

Surgeons'  certificate  of  disability,  178. 
Discharge,  Enlisted  Men : 

Disability,  A.  R.  140,  141,  154-157. 

Hospital  stewards,  A.  R.  931. 

Insane  soldiers,  A.  R.  470. 

Patients  in  hospital,  A.  R.  1439. 

Recruits,  disability,  A.  R.  822. 
Discharged  Soldiers: 

Hospital  treatment,  A.  R.  1440. 
Diseases : 

Chronic,  A.  R.  1456. 

Contagious,  A.  R.  708, 1194,  1441,  1442. 

Nomenclature,  sick  reports,  175,  176. 

Record  and  report  of  treatment,  etc., 
A.  R.  155. 


Disinfectants : 

Issue  and  use,  120. 

Routine  use  prohibited,   119,  A.  R. 

1462. 

Supply  table,  218. 
Dispensing  Set: 
Bottles  and  jars,  227. 

Dissecting  Case: 
Contents,  249. 

Door  Screens : 
Requisitions,  132. 

Drains: 

Disinfection,  121. 
Dressings: 

Disposition,  abandoned  posts,  136. 

Dressings,  M.  ri li/.-«l : 
See  Sterilized  Dressing*. 

Drill  Regulations: 
Hospital  corps,  34. 

Emergency  Case: 

Contents,  234. 
Employees: 

Supply  depot  record,  155. 

Enlistment  Papers : 

Hospital  corps  recruits,  A.  R.  1398, 1400. 

Epidemics: 

Milk  of  lime  as  disinfectant,  123. 
Reported,  150,  I'.l. 
Transfers  of  hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1406. 

Estimates: 

Hospitals,  A.  R.  1426,  1428. 
Examination: 

Hospital  stewards  and  acting  hospital 
stewards,  18,  A.  R.  1397. 

Recruits,  see  under  Recruits. 
Examination  for  Promotion : 

Rules,  15. 

Excreta: 

Disinfection  of  typhoid  or  cholera,  122. 

Exsecting  Case : 

Contents,  261. 
Eye  and  Ear  Case : 

Contents,  235. 


INDEX. 


Families: 

Officers  and  soldiers',  medical  attend- 
ance, etc.,  A.  R.  1450,  1456. 

Field  Appliances : 

Use  and  care,  125-128. 

Field  Case: 
Contents,  236. 

Field  Desk: 
Contents,  275. 

Field  Equipment: 

Hospital  corps,  30-33. 

New  designs  to  be  reported,  92. 

Field  Furniture: 
Use  at  posts,  125. 

Field  Hospitals: 
In  action,  37-39. 

Field  Operating  Case: 

Contents,  237. 

Field  Register: 

Cases  borne  on,  163-170. 

Field  Tourniquets: 

See  Tourniquets. 

Figure  Cards,  Outline : 

See  Outline-figure  Cards. 

Final  Statements : 

Patients  discharged  from  hospital,  A. 
B.  1439. 

First  Aid : 
Instructions  in,  34,  35. 

First-aid  Packets : 

Allowance,  128. 

Expendable,  128. 

Issue  and  use,  127. 
First-dressing  Stations : 

Wounded  in  action,  37,  38. 
Flags: 

Hospital  and  ambulance,  A.  R.  214. 

See  also  Colors. 

Folding  Field  Furniture : 

Set,  276. 
Food  Chest: 

Contents,  273. 


Funds: 

Hospital,  A.  R.  300,  315,  1446-1448. 
See  also  Hospital  Fund. 

Furniture: 

Operating  room,  225. 
Repairs,  98. 

Furniture  and  Bedding: 
Supply  table,  223. 

General  Operating  Case  s 
Contents,  262. 

Genera  Convention: 

Articles,  216. 
Genito-l  rethral  Case: 

Contents,  240. 
Genito-Urinary  Case: 

Contents,  241. 

Government  Hospital  for  the  Insane. 

Admission  and  release  of  patients,  A. 

R.  469-473. 
Transfer  to,  from  hospitals,  162. 

Gratuitous  Issue : 

Contagious  diseases,  A.  R.  1194,  1442. 

Guardhouses: 

Visits  of  surgeons,  A.  R.  201. 
Haemostatic  Forceps  Case : 

Contents,  238,  239. 
Hernia: 

Surgical  treatment,  177. 
Hospitals : 

Accounts,  A.  R.  1457. 

Alterations,  A.  R.  1426-1429. 

Attendants,  A.  R.  1442. 

Charges,  A.  R.  1447. 

Civilian  employees  at  post,  A.  R.  1444, 
1445. 

Civilians  at  post,  A.  R.  1446. 

Construction,    etc.,    buildings,  A.    R. 
1424-1430. 

Divison,  brigade  or  field,  37,  38. 

Flags,  A.  R.  214. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  A.  R.  1006. 

Hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1435,  1436. 

Illuminating  supplies,  A.  R.  1012-1019, 
1021,  1022. 

Inspections,  A.  R.  1435. 


INDEX. 


113 


Hospitals— Continued. 
Kitchens,  A.R.  1006. 
Library,  A.  R.  1449. 
Management,  A.  K.  1435. 
Matrons,  A.  B.  1436,  1437. 
Mess  rooms,  A.  R.  1006. 
Muster  and  pay  rolls,  A.  R.  784,  78fi. 
Property  and  stores,  A.  R.  973,  1441, 

1443,  1450,  1456. 
Register  of  patients,  158-162. 
Report  of  estimates  and  repairs,  149. 
Report  of  sick  and  wounded,  171-174. 
Sales  of  subsistence  supplies,  A.  R.  1282. 
Savings  of  rations,  A.R.  1269. 
Service  in  garrison,  A.  R.  1396. 
Sick  in,  A.  R.  260,  3<>0,  7*5,  U- 

1432,  1438-1440,  1442. 
Supervision  and  control.  A.  It. .1433. 
Surgeons,  post,  and  assistants,  A.  R.  201. 

14:55,  1436. 

Surgeon's  visit,  A.  R.  2<M. 
Traii>j>tirts,  boats,  ami  railway  trains, 

A.  R.  1434. 

II MS,, j i ;ii  Bedding: 
Unauthorized  use,  109. 

Hospital  Building: 
Care  of  floors,  40. 
Instruments,  etc.,  42. 
Laboratory,  42. 
Operating  room,  42. 
K.pair,  41,  A .  R.  1424-1430. 

Hospital  Clothing: 
Disinfection,  67. 
Transfer,  66. 

Hospital  Corps : 

Acting  stewards,  A.  R.  1397, 1409, 1411, 

1421. 
Appliances  for  transporting  sick  and 

wounded,  A.R.  1414-1419,  1422. 
Arms  in  Indian  wars,  38. 
Assignment  to  duty,  A.  R.  1409-1411, 

1436. 

Ceremonies,  A.  R.  1405. 
Drill  regulations,  34. 
Enlistment,   reenlistment,  etc.,  A.  R. 

1398-1400,  1404. 
M  M  D 15 


Hospital  Corps — Continued. 
Extra-duty  details,  enlisted  men,  A.  R. 

167. 

Field  equipments,  30,  31. 
Field  service,  A.  R.  1420-1423. 
Fund  of  a  detachment,  A.  R.  300. 
Hospital  and  ambulance  flags,  A.  R. 

214. 

In  action,  37,  38. 
Information  slips,  156. 
Inspections,  16,  A.R.  1405,  1435. 
Instruction  of  privates,  A.  R.  1399. 
j       Means  of  transportation,  A.  R.  1408. 
Military  duties,  A.R.  1405. 
Muster  and  pay  rolls,  A.  R.  784. 
Mu>t.T8,  A.R.  1405. 
l';i\  and  clothing  accounts,  A.  R.  14u7. 
Precedence  of,  ceremonies,  A.  H.  0. 
Privates,  A.  R.  1397,  1410,  1411,  141: J, 

1421. 

Rations,  A.  R.  1259. 
Returns,  monthly,  149,  A.R.  1408. 
Saving  of  rations,  A.R.  1269. 

,  A.R.  1396. 

Stewards,  A.R.  1397, 1409,  1411,  1421. 
Transfer  of  members,  A.R.  HIM;. 
Transfer  to,  of  enlisted  men,  A.  R.  1403. 
Use  of  hospital  bedding,  109. 
Hospital  Fund: 
Cooks,  pay  of,  71. 

Information  slips,  expenditures,  156. 
Loss  of,  70. 
Purchases  from,  69. 
Reports  and  returns,  68, 149. 
See  also  A.  R.  300,  315,  1446-1448. 

Hospital  Libraries : 

Publications  for,  A.  R.  1449. 
Hospital  Matrons: 

Information  slips,  156. 

Laundry  work,  36. 

Not  entitled  to  hospital  stores,  110. 

See  also  A.  R.  784,  1006,  1259,  1269, 

1436,  1437,  1450. 
Hospital  Pouch : 

Contents,  268. 
Hospital  Property : 

Use,  authorized,  107-117. 


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114 


INDEX. 


Hospital  Property— Continued. 

Use,  unauthorized,  108. 

See  also  A.  E.   973,  1441,  1443,  1450, 

1456. 
Hospital  Service: 

Clothing,  care,  66. 

Crutches,  etc.,  on  transfer,  66. 

Disinfection  of  clothing,  67. 

Transfer  of  patient,  65. 

See  also  A.  E.  1396. 
Hospital  Stewards : 

Allotment  to  posts,  28. 

Application  for  position,  21. 

Authority  for  reenlistment,  23. 

Baggage,  A.  E.I  119. 

Deaths  reported,  152. 

Discharge  and  reenlistment,  23,  A.  E. 
931. 

Duties,  22. 

Examination  and  appointment,  18, 21, 
A.  E.  1397. 

Field  service,  A.  E.  1421. 

Graduates  in  pharmacy,  25. 

Information  slips,  27. 

Instruction  by  medical  officers,  29. 

Personal  reports,  A.  E.  1401. 

Physical  defects,  26. 

Professional  books,  etc.,  A.  E.  1122. 

Qualifications,  A.  E.  1397. 

Quarters,  fuel,  etc.,  149,  156,  A.  E. 
1006,  1010,  1427,  1428. 

Quota  for  posts,  etc.,  A.  E.  1409,  1411. 

Eank  and  precedence,  A.  E.  9. 

Eeduction,  A.E.  1402. 

Seduction  to  the  ranks,  A.  E.  931. 

Eeenlistment,  A.  E.  1398. 

Eeexamination  for  reenlistment,  23. 

Sleeping  cars,  A.  E.  1109. 

Trial  by  courts-martial,  A.  E.  931. 
Hospital  Stores : 

Supply  table,  219. 

See  also  A.  E.  973, 1441, 1443, 1450, 1456. 
Hypodermic  Syringe : 

Parts,  256. 
Ice: 

Gratuitous  issue  prohibited,  145. 

Sales,  etc.,  145. 


Ice  Fund: 

Authorized  purchases  from,  143. 

Transfer,  146. 
Ice  Machine: 

Gratuities  to  employees,  143. 

Issue  and  accountability,  141-146. 

Management,  etc.,  142. 

Not  for  convenience  of  garrison,  141. 

Use  of  fund  for  maintenance,  143. 
Indian  Scouts: 

Examination  for  enlistment,  194. 
Indian  Wars : 

Arms  for  hospital  corps,  33. 
Indorsement  Book : 

Use  and  disposition,  153. 
Information  Slips: 

Kind  and  use,  ]  56. 
Inhaler  and  Taporizer  Case : 

Contents,  253. 
Insane : 

Patients  in  hospital,  162. 

See  also  under  Government  Hospital  for 
the  Insane. 

Inspections : 

Hospital  corpsand  hospitals,  A.  E,  140"', 
1427, 1435. 

Medical,  A.E.  1393,  1465. 
Instruction  in  First  Aid : 

Hospital  corps,  34,  35,  A.E.  1399. 
Instruments: 

Abandoned  posts,  136. 

Authority  for  taking  away,  108. 

Condition  to  be  reported,  95. 

Examined  monthly,  97. 

Receipts  for,  91. 

Eepair,  95. 

Eesponsibility  for,  96. 

Instruments,  Meteorological: 

See  Meteorological  Instruments. 
Invoices : 

Packages,  supplies  turned  over  to  Quar- 
termaster's Department,  155. 
Issues: 

Hospital  stores,  A.  E.  14-30. 

Supply  depot,  155. 


INDEX. 


115 


Journals,  Medical: 
Abandoned  post,  140. 
Belong  to  hospital  or  station,  140. 

Killed,  Wounded,  or  Missing: 

Field  register,  166. 
Kitchen: 

Hospital,  A.  B.  1006. 
Laboratory : 

Post  hospitals,  42. 
Lanterns,  Red : 

Dressing  stations,  38. 
Laundry  Appliances: 

Not  supplied  tn  i>ost  hospitals,  114. 
Laundry  Work: 

Payment,  36. 
Leayes  of  Absence : 

Sick,  A.  B.  60-64,  997,998,1315,1337. 
Letter-press  Book : 

I"-.'  and  description,  153. 
Letters-received  Book: 

Use  and  disposition,  153,  I  ."».">. 
Library : 

Books  in  Wood's  standard,  266. 
Hospital,  A.  B.  1449. 
Surgeon  General's  office,  use,  139. 
Litters: 

Issue  of  canvas  for,  117. 
Litter  Bearers : 

Instruction  in  first  aid,  34. 
Lye: 

Not  issued  for  laundry  purposes,  110. 
Mailing  Tubes: 

Issued,  215. 
Marches: 

Caic  of  sick  and  wounded,  A.  B.  1423. 
Marriages : 

Beporte,  174. 
Matrons: 

See  Hospital  Matrons. 
Matting: 

For  use  in  hospitals,  115. 
Medical  Attendance: 
Accounts,  A.  R.  1452-1459. 


Medical  Attendance— Continued. 

Citizens  residing  near  posts,  73. 

Civilian  physicians,  A.  R.  1452,  1453, 
1456,  1458,  1459. 

Civilian  employees,  post  exchange,  74. 

Indians,  A.  B.  480. 

Medical  officers,  A.  B.  1450-1451. 

Officers'  families  and  servants,  72. 
Medical  Books: 

See  Books,  Medical. 

Medical  Certificates: 

Sick  leave,  officers',  A.  B.  60-62. 

S-i-    also    ('.-rtintnte*    of    Disability    and 
Surgeons'  Certificates. 

Medical  Chest: 

< '(intents,  270. 

In-pe.-tion,  126. 

Contents  not  to  be  used  at  posts,  126. 
Medical  History  of  Post: 

Reports,  births  and  marriages,  174. 

Use  and  disposition,  153. 
Medical  Inspections  and  Examina- 
tions: 

Accounts,  A.  B.  1458. 

Hospital  corps  recruits,  A.  B.  1399. 

I'.-ts  and  reservations,  A.  B.  1465. 

Becruite,  A.  B.  842-848,  1458. 
Medical  Journals: 

Sec  Jnnrimh,  Medical. 

Medical  Museum: 

Transportation    of    donations,    A.   B. 
1130. 

Medical  Officers: 

Acting  hospital  stewards,  A.  B.  1402. 
Ambulances,  37,  A.  B.  1076,  1415. 
Army  medical  school,  6-10,  A.  R.  468. 
Arrests,  etc.,  A.  B.  900. 
Assistant  surgeons,  A.  R.  1394. 
Barracks  and  quarters,  A.  R.  985. 
Casualty  returns,  A.  B.  1466. 
Changes  of  station,  A.  R.  738. 
Clothing  accounts,  hospital  corps,  A. 

R.  1407. 

Company  bearers,  A.  R.  1412, 1413. 
Contract  surgeons,  A.  R.  994,  999, 1119, 

1121,  1464. 


116 


INDEX. 


Medical  Officers — Continued. 
Department  staff,  A.  R.  196. 
Deserters,  149,  A.  K.  121,  123. 
Detail  duties,  etc.,  A.  R.  201,203,1393, 

1435,1436. 

Diagnosis  furnished,  A.  R.  1432. 
Eligibility  to  command,  A.  R.  18. 
Enlistments,  hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1399. 
Examination  boards  for  promotion,  15, 

A.  R.  25. 

Field  service,  37-39,  A.  R.  1420,1421. 
First-aid  treatment,  34,  35,  A.  R.  1413. 
Fuel  and  stoves  for  office,  A.  R.  1006. 
General  hospitals,  A.  R.  1433. 
General  prisoners,  A.  R.  914. 
Hospital  buildings,  37, 38, 40-42, 149, 

V.  R.  1424,  1426-1428. 
Hospital  corps,  privates,  30-38,  149, 

150,  A.  R.  1416. 
Hospital  fund,  68-71,  149,  150,  A. 

R.  1448. 

Hospital  transports,  A.  R.  1434. 
Insane  soldiers,  162,  A.  R.  470. 
Invalid  soldiers,  A.  R.  1109. 
Litter  bearer,  34,  A.  R.  1413. 
Medical  and  hospital  supplies,  A.  R. 

1444. 
Medical  attendance,  73,  74,  A.  R.  1450, 

1451. 

Medical  chests,  126,  270,  A.  R.  1122. 
Muster  and  pay  rolls,  A.  R.  784. 
Patients  in  hospitals,  A.  R.  1432,  1439. 
Pay,  etc.,  hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1407. 
Post,  A.  R.  201,  203,  470,  985,  1006, 

1013,  1393,  1402,  1403,  1407,  1408, 

1412,  1413,  1415,  1420,  1424,  1426- 

1428,  1431,  1432,  1435,  1436,  1439, 

1448. 

Post,  noncommissioned  staff,  A.  R.  95. 
Quarters  for  hospital  stewards,  A.  R. 

1426-1428. 
Record  and  reports  of  treatment,  A.  R. 

155. 

Recruits,  A.  R.  842-845,  847,  848. 
Reports  to,  discharges  for  disability, 

A.  R.  156. 
Returns  of,  by  chief  surgeons,  A.  R. 

1464. 


Medical  Officers— Continued. 
Sick  call,  A.  R.  1431. 
Sick  leaves,  officers,  A.  R.  60-62. 
Surgeons,   A.   R.   22,   196,  1394,  1395, 

1408,  1418,  1464-1466. 
Transfers  to  hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1403. 

Medical  Property : 
Abandoned  posts,  136,  137. 
Supply  depots,  returns,  154. 
Use  of,  107-117. 
Yearly  report,  1 49. 
See  also  Medical  Supplies. 

Medical  School : 

See  Army  Medical  School. 

Medical  Supplies : 
Accountability,  93-97. 
Annual  returns,  99. 
Books  and  publications,  A.  R.  1449, 

1463. 

Broken  packages,  invoice,  103. 
Camps  and  subposts,  83. 
Chests,  A.  R.  1122. 
Condition  of  articles,  96. 
Damaged  or  unserviceable,  A.  R.  14G3. 
Defective  articles,  92. 
Disinfectants,  A.  R.  1462. 
Emergency  requisitions,  88. 
Enumerated  in  supply  table,  77. 
Epidemics,  89. 
Funds,  requests,  76. 
Hospital,  A.  R.  1422,  1441,  1443,  1444, 

1446. 

Inspection  of  requisitions,  81. 
Instruments  and  appliances,  95-97. 
Invoice  voucher  of  transfer,  90. 
Interlineations  and  erasures,  returns, 

101. 

Medicines,  A.  R.  480,  1450-1456. 
Metric  system,  A.  R.  1461. 
Oral  agreement  purchases,  A.  R.  566. 
Packer's  list,  90. 

Posts,  small,  sub  and  temporary,  82-84. 
Purchases,  75-103,  A.  R.  566,  569, 1460. 
Receipts  for  instruments,  91. 
Removal  of  articles  from  posts,  102. 
Repair  of  instruments,  95. 
Repair  of  furniture,  98. 


INDEX. 


117 


Medical  Supplies—Continued. 
Requisitions,  75-89. 
Returns,  101. 
Special  requisitions,  85. 
Supervision,  78-89. 
Transportation  by  quartermaster's  de- 
partment, A.  B.  973. 
Unexpendablo  articles,  93. 
Unserviceable  articles,  91,  A.  B.  1463. 

Medicine*: 
Abandonment  of  poet,  136. 

Accounts,  A.  B.  1454,  1455. 

Civilians,  issue,  14V. 

Exchange  of,  with  druggists,  forbidden, 

112. 

Families  and  servants,  A.  B.  1456. 
Indians,  A.  B.  480. 
oilicrrs  and  men  not  on  duty,  A.  B. 

1456. 
I'mvhused  from   druggists.  A.   B.  1452, 

1  156, 
Ketiivd  oflirns  and  euli.-ted  mm,  A.  IJ. 

1461. 
Supply  table,  til  7. 

Mercuric  Chloride: 

Disinfectant,  120. 
Mess  Chest: 

Contents,  272. 

Mess  Rooms : 
Hospital,  A.  B.  1006. 

Messing  and  Cooking: 
Use  of  hospitals  for,  A.  B.  1430. 

Meteorological  Instruments : 

l--.il.-.  000,  loss,  etc.,  130. 
Uli-iTvutions  with,  131. 

Meteorological  Report: 
Monthly,  149. 

Metric  System : 

Medical  supplies,  A.  B.  1461. 

Microscopes: 

Accessories,  supply  table,  220. 

Parts,  254. 
Milk  of  Lime: 

Disinfectant,  122-123. 


Minor  Operating  Case: 

Contents,  248. 
Miscellaneous  Articles: 

Supply  table,  224. 
Moneys  Received  and  Disbursed: 

Becord  book,  155. 
Movements  of  Troops: 

Sick  and  wounded,  A.  B.  1081. 

Museum,  Medical: 

See  Medical  Museu  »/ . 

Musters : 

Hospital  corps,  A.  B.  1405. 

Muster  and  Pay  Rolls: 

Aliiindoned  post,  137. 
Hospital  corps,  A.  B.  1436. 
Sick  in  hospital,  A.  B.  785. 

Nomenclature  of  Diseases: 
Sick  report,  175,  176. 

Obstetrical  and  Gynecological  Case: 

Contents,  244. 
Officers: 

Death,  report  of,  149. 
Families  and  servants,  medical  attend- 
ance, 72. 

Hospital  charges,  A.  B.  1447. 
Hospital  stores,  A.  B.  1450. 
Insane,  A.  B.  469,  470. 

Operating  Room: 

Furniture  and  appliances,  225. 

Post  hospitals,  42. 
Order  and  Letter  Book: 

Use  and  disposition,  153,  155. 
Orderly  Pouch  : 

Contents,  269. 

Orders : 

Sick  leaves  of  absence,  A.  B.  1315. 

Ordnance  Department: 

Articles  issued  to  Medical  Department, 

280. 

Outline-figure  Cards: 
Authorized  abbreviations,  208. 
Absence  of  marks,  205. 
Color  of  hair  and  eyes,  209. 
Date  and  station  of  preparation,  211. 


118 


INDEX. 


Outline-figure  Cards— Continued. 
Detailed  description,  207. 
Discharged  soldiers,  213. 
Durable  ink,  212. 
Form  and  direction,  206. 
Height  as  basis  of  comparison,  210. 
Marks,  number  necessary  for  identifica- 
tion, 204. 

Marks,  record  of,  199,  202. 
Search  of  body,  203. 
Scars,  moles,  birthmarks,  etc.,  207. 
When  to  be  forwarded,  200,  201. 
Pack  Saddle: 

Parts,  277. 

Patients  in  Hospital : 
Admission,  A.  R.  1431. 
Arms  and  accouterments,  A.  R.  1438. 
Contagious  diseases,  A.  R.  1442. 
Descriptive  lists,  A.  R.  1439. 
Died,  A.  R,  1439. 
Discharged  soldiers,  A.  R,  1440. 
Discharged  for  disability,  A.  R.  1439. 
Excused  from  Saturday  inspection,  A.  R. 

266. 
Information  to  company  commanders, 

A.  R.  1432. 

Muster  and  pay  rolls,  A.  R.  785. 
Register,  158-162. 
Returned  to  duty,  A.  R.  1439. 
Savings  of  rations,  A.  R.  300,  1269. 
Pensions: 

Degree  of  disability,  A.  R.  157. 
Evidence  from  records,  A.  R.  803. 
Personal  Pocket  Case : 

Contents,  246. 
Personal  Reports : 

Hospital  stewards,  A.  R.  1401. 
Information  slips,  156. 
Physical  Disqualification : 

Medical  officer  for  promotion,  15. 
Physical  Examinations: 

Hospital  corps  and  recruits,  A.  R.  841, 

842,  847,  1399. 
Physicians,  Contract: 
Reports  rendered  by,  149. 
See  aleo  Civilian  Physicians  and  Contract  \ 
Surgeons. 


Pills: 

See  Tablets. 

Plans  and  Specifications: 

Hospitals,  A.  R.  1424-1426,  1428. 
Post  Exchange: 
Medical  attendance,  employees,  74. 

Post-mortem  Case : 

Contents,  248. 

Post  Pocket  Case  : 

Contents,  247. 

Prescriptions: 

Civilians,  A.  R.  1444. 
Filed  in  hospital,  134,  A.  R.  1461. 
Liquors,  134. 
Promotion,  Examination : 

See  Examination  for  Promotion. 

Property,  Medical : 

See  Medical  Property  and  Medical  Sup- 
plies. 

Publications,  Medical : 

A.  R.  1149. 

Purchases: 

Supplies  and  services,   medical,   A.    K 
566,  569,  1460. 

Qualifications: 

Company  bearers,  A.  R.  1412. 
Hospital  corps,  privates,  A.  R.  130:t. 
Hospital  stewards,  A.  R.  1397. 
Surgeons,  A.  R.  1394. 
Transfer  to  hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1 .0:;. 

Quartermaster's  Department: 

Articles  issued  to  medical  department. 

279. 
Quarters : 

Alterations,  A.  R.  1427,  1428. 

Hospital   stewards,    149,   A.   R.  1427 
1428. 

Use  of  hospital  as,  A.  R.  1430. 

See  also  Barracks  and  Quarters. 
Quicklime: 

Disinfectants,  122. 
Receipts  and  Issues: 

Supply  depots,  154. 


INDEX. 


119 


Records : 

Medical  examination  of  recruits,  A    II 

848. 
Record  Books: 

Abandoned  posts,  137. 

Clothing,  153. 

Descriptive  and  deposit,  I  .">:{. 

Indorsement,  153. 

Kept  by  chief  surgeons,  1  7. 

Letter  press,  153. 

Letters  received,  153. 

List  issued,  215. 

Medical  history  of  post,  153. 

Order  and  letter,  K»3. 

Report  of,  1 49. 

Supply  depots,  155. 

Use  and  disposition,  1 53. 
Recruiting  Service: 

Hospital  corps,  A.  H.  i:;-.»s   I  luo. 

Mfdii-al  attrndano.,   A.   K.   L46& 

Recruits: 

Vaccination,  A.  It.  843,  H»;. 
Kn-riiits,  .Medical  Kx:iininat  ion  : 

•  'ad-Is  and  radrt  candidates.   |<>7.   I  l»s. 

Chest  mobility,  1M. 

Concealed  defects,  is  15. 

Contract  physician,  189. 

Height,  179. 

Indian  scouts,  194. 

Inspection  to  IHJ  thorough,  184. 

Mode,  ls:{. 

Monthly  reports,  149. 

Normal  standard,   190,  196. 

Notation  of  defects,  191. 

Objectionable  persons,  185. 

Physical  proportion,  195. 

Questions  and  answers,  187. 

Record,  188. 

Reenlistments,  182. 

Reexaminations,  192. 

Reports,   filed    in    Surgeon   General's 
office,  193. 

Weight,  180. 

See  also  A.  R.  841-848. 
Red-cross  Flags : 

Dressing  stations,  38. 
Reenlistmeut : 

Hospital  corps,  1 56,  A.  R.  1398,  1400, 
1404. 


Register  of  Patients : 

Book  of  transfer  slips,  162. 
Civilians  and  general  prisoners,  160. 
Daily  entries.  1 58. 

Definition,  "sick  and  wounded,"  157. 
Excused  from  duty,  1 59. 
Retired  officers  and  men,  1 60. 
Transfer  of  patients,  161-163. 
Release: 

Insane  soldiers  from  hospital,  A.  R.  473. 
Repairs: 
Hospitals,  report  of,  149,  A.  R.  1426- 

1429. 
Quarters  for  hospital  stewards,   A.  II. 

1427,  1428. 
Reports: 

Death  of  officers,  A.  R.  81. 
Sick  and  wounded  in  hospital,  1 71-1 74. 
See  also  A.  R.  1464-^1466. 
Reports,  Daily: 
Hospital  corps,  149. 
Sick  and  wounded,  149. 
Reports,  Monthly: 
Examination  of  recruits,  149. 
Hospital  corps,  149. 
Hospital  fund,  149. 
Issues  and  sales  of  medicines  to  civil- 
ians, 149. 

Meteorological,  149. 
Repairs  to  quarters,  149. 
Sanitary,  149. 
Sick  and  wounded,  149. 
Status  and  duties,  149. 
Reports,  Occasional: 
Death  of  officers,  149,  152. 
Desertions,  149. 
Epidemic  diseases,  149. 
List  of  wounded,  149. 
Physicians,  149. 
Record  books,  1 49. 
Reports,  Yearly : 
Estimates,  quarters,  149. 
Medical  property,  149. 
Requisitions,  Supply  Depots: 
Record,  155. 
See  also  Medical  Supplies, 


120 


INDEX. 


Restraint  Apparatus : 

Case,  229. 
Retired  Enlisted  Men : 

Hospital  charges,  A.  R.  1447. 
Medical  attendance  and  medicines,  A. 
K.  1451. 

Retired  Officers : 

Medical  attendance  and  medicines,  A. 
R.  1451. 

Return  to  Duty : 

Patients  in  hospital,  A.  R.  1439. 

Returns: 

Hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1408. 
Hospital  fund,  68. 
Medical  property,  154. 
Wounded  in  action,  A.  R.  1466. 

Sales  of  Public  Property: 

Hospital,  A.  R.  1232. 
Medical  and   hospital  supplies,  A.  R. 
1444. 

Sanitary  Reports: 
Monthly,  149. 

Savings  of  Rations: 

Sick  in  hospital,  A.  R.300. 

Screens,  Bed. 

See  Bed  Screens. 

Screens,  Door. 

See  Door  Screens. 

Screens,  Window. 

See  Window  Screens. 
Seamen : 

Admission  to  hospital  and  charges,  A. 
R.  1447. 

Servants : 

Medical  attendance  and  medicines,  A. 
R.  1456. 

Sick  and  Wounded : 

Care  on   march  or  battlefield,  A.   R. 

1423. 

Definition  of  term,  157. 
Information  slips,  156. 
Monthly  reports,  149. 
Register  in  hospital,  158-162. 
Sleeping  cars,  A.  R.  1109. 
Transportation,  168,  169,  A,  R.  1076. 


Sick  Call: 

Surgeon's,  A.  R.  1431. 

Sick  in  Hospital : 

See  Patients  in  Hospital. 
Sick,  Officers  and  Men : 

Information  from  records,  A.  R.  803. 
Sick-report  Book : 
Company,  A.  R.  264. 

Sick  Reports : 

Classification  of  causes,  175,  176. 

Register  of  patients,  157. 
Smallpox : 

Report  of  cases,  173. 
Soap: 

Not  issued  to  matrons  for  laundry,  110. 
Special  Regulations : 

Army  medical  school,  A.  R.  468. 
Specifications : 

Hospital  buildings,  A.  R.  1425,  1426, 
1428. 

Spirit  Lamps: 

Hospital  stores  not  used  for,  111.  * 

Spray-producing  Apparatus : 

Case,  230. 
Stationery : 

In  field  desk,  275. 
Supply  table,  221. 

Stations  and  Duties : 

Monthly  report,  149. 
Sterilized  Dressing: 

To  be  prepared,  not  issued,  124. 

Stomach-pump  Case: 
Contents,  250. 

Sulphate  of  Iron: 
Disinfectant,  121. 

Supplies,  Medical: 

See  Medical  Supplies. 

Supply  Depots : 

Record  books,  155. 
Records  and  reports,  1 54. 
Supply  Table: 

Antiseptics  and  disinfectants,  218. 
Furniture  and  bedding,  223. 


INDEX. 


121 


Supply  Table — Continued. 

Hospital  stores,  219. 

Medicines,  217. 

Microscopical  accessories,  220. 

Miscellaneous,  224. 

Nomenclature  for  requisitions,  77. 

Stationery,  221. 

Surgical  instruments,  appliances,  dress- 
ings, etc.,  222. 
Surgeons : 

Appointment,   qualifications,   etc.,  A. 
R.  1394. 

Chief  of  departments,  A.  R.  19(5,  1408, 
1418,  1464-1466. 

Promotion,  A.  R.  22,  1394. 

Travel  allowances,  A.  R.  1395. 

See   also    Chief  Surgeons  and   Medical 

Officers. 
Surgeon's  Certificate  of  Disability : 

To  be  in  surgeon's  handwriting,  178. 

See  also  Certificate  of  DutabilU;/. 
Surgical  Appliances : 

Dani.-rjv.l  or  un.-«-r\  ircable,  A.  II.  14»'.:5. 

Payment  for,  supplied  to  soldier-,   A. 

R.  1466. 
Surgical  Chest: 

Contents,  271. 

Contents  not  to  be  used  at  posts,  126. 

Inspection,  126. 
Surgical  Instruments,  etc.: 

Supply  table,  LJi>2. 
Surgical  Pump: 

Parts,  255. 
Tablets: 

Composition,  226. 
Thermo-cautery : 

Parts,  257. 
Thermometers,  Clinical: 

See  Clinical  TJtennometers. 
Tool  Chests: 

Contents,  267. 
Tooth-extracting  Case: 

Contents,  251. 
Tourniquet,  Field : 

Issue  and  use,  127. 

Loss,  127. 

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Transfers : 

Field  register,  168,  169. 

Hospital  corps,  A.  R.  1403,  1406. 
Transportation : 

Hospital  privates,  A.  R.  1399. 

Wounded  in  ambulances,  37-3;). 
Travel  Allowance: 

Medical  officers,  A.  R.  1395. 
Trephining  Case: 

Contents,  263. 
Trial  Lenses  Case : 

Contents,  252. 

Trochisci: 

See  Tablets. 

Typewriter  Machine: 

Parts,  258. 

Ribbon,  156. 
UrethralCase: 

Contents,  242. 
Vaccination: 

Notation   on  descriptive  book,  A.  R. 
105,  264. 

Recruits,  A.  R.  843,  846. 

Results,  report  sick  and  wounded,  173. 
Vaccine  Virus: 

Information  slips,  156. 

Requisition  for  and  care  of,  118. 
Vision  Test: 

Set,  259. 
Washtubs: 

For  disinfection  of  clothing,  114. 
Window  Curtains  and  Fixtures: 

Requisitions,  132. 
Window  Screens : 

Requisitions,  132. 
Wire  Netting: 

Requisitions,  132. 
Wounded : 

Ambulance  service,  37,  .SO. 

List  of,  149. 

Returns  of,  by  surgeons,  A.  R.  1466. 

See  also  Sick  and  Wounded. 
Wood's  Library : 

List  of  standard  medical  authors  in, 

266. 
Yellow  Fever: 

Reported,  150,  151. 


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